The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FLUORESCENT
fluorescent
(adjective) emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source
fluorescent
(adjective) brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light; “fluorescent colors”
fluorescent, fluorescent fixture
(noun) a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
fluorescent (comparative more fluorescent, superlative most fluorescent)
Of or relating to fluorescence.
Exhibiting or produced by fluorescence.
Emitting visible light as a result of the excitation of phosphors by ultraviolet photons produced by the passage of an electrical current through an inert gas infused with mercury.
Glowing as if with fluorescence; vivid
Noun
fluorescent (plural fluorescents)
A fluorescent light.
Source: Wiktionary
Flu`o*res"cent, a.
Definition: Having the property of fluorescence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRUSTFUL
(adjective) inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; “great brown eye, true and trustful”- Nordhoff & Hall
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