Portuguese

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Etymology

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Internationalism; borrowed from French fluorescence or English fluorescence.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /flu.o.ɾeˈsẽ.si.ɐ/ [flʊ.o.ɾeˈsẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /flwo.ɾeˈsẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /flu.o.ɾeˈsẽ.si.a/ [flʊ.o.ɾeˈsẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /flwo.ɾeˈsẽ.sja/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /flwu.ɾɨʃˈsẽ.sjɐ/, /flwu.ɾɨˈʃẽ.sjɐ/

Noun

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fluorescência f (plural fluorescências)

  1. (physics) fluorescence
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