Fluoresce (verb)

1. To emit light as a result of a chemical or physical process.
2. To emit light as a result of a chemical or physical process, especially when exposed to certain types of radiation.

Origin:

From french fluorer, from medieval latin fluorescare, from latin fluō "flow".

Examples:

1. The mineral fluoresces under ultraviolet light.
2. The material fluoresces in the dark.
3. The ink fluoresces under a black light.
4. He observed the fluorescence of the crystal.
5. The fluorescence was a unique property of the compound.