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PHOSPHORESCENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous

Example:

the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

light (characterized by or emitting light)

Derivation:

phosphoresce (to exhibit phosphorescence)

phosphorescence (a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased)

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