| ADJECTIVE | all | phosphorescent | emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous |
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| Meaning | emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous. | |
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| Example | "the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood" | |
| Broader | light | Characterized by or emitting light |
| Spanish | fosforescente | |
| Catalan | fosforescent | |
| Nouns | phosphorescence | a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased |
| Verbs | phosphoresce | to exhibit phosphorescence |
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