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Phosphorescent

Phosphorescent Meaning & Definition
Phosphorescent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Phosphorescent?

[adj] emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous; "the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Phosphorescent: light

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Phosphorescent In Webster's Dictionary

\Phos`phor*es"cent\, a. [Cf. F. phosphorescent.] Shining with a phosphoric light; luminous without sensible heat. -- n. A phosphorescent substance.

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