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Flourescent or fluorescent?

Did you mean fluorescent? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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flourescent

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fluorescent

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Correct spelling: fluorescent. Misspelling: flourescent.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

It is fluor-, as in fluoride, not flour: FLUOR-escent.

Why people write “flourescent”

The misspelling “flourescent” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of U and O.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make fluorescent automatic.

What does “fluorescent” mean?

fluorescent noun

  1. a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp

    Synonyms:

fluorescent adjective

  1. emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
  2. brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light

    “fluorescent colors”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Fluorescent” in a sentence

  • The office had harsh fluorescent lights.
  • Fluorescent colors.

Is “fluorescent” a playable word?

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16 points in Scrabble · 20 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“flourescent” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from FLUORESCENT.

Fluorescent: quick answers

Is it flourescent or fluorescent?
The correct spelling is fluorescent. “flourescent” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell fluorescent?
It is fluor-, as in fluoride, not flour: FLUOR-escent.
What does fluorescent mean?
Fluorescent means: a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp.