fluorescent fixture vs fluorescent

fluorescent fixture and fluorescent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fluorescent fixture	Yes	No	No	No
fluorescent	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, fluorescent fixture and fluorescent are synonyms defined as:

fluorescent fixture and fluorescent: a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp

fluorescent fixture (noun)	fluorescent (noun)
a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp	a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp

fluorescent fixture (adjective)	fluorescent (adjective)
	brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light
	emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source