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phosphorescent

[ fos-fuh-res-uh nt ]

/ ˌfɒs fəˈrɛs ənt /

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adjective

exhibiting phosphorescence.

Origin of phosphorescent

First recorded in 1760–70; phosphor(us) + -escent

OTHER WORDS FROM phosphorescent

phos·pho·res·cent·ly, adverb sem·i·phos·pho·res·cent, adjective

Words nearby phosphorescent

phosphor bronze, phosphor-, phosphorate, phosphoresce, phosphorescence, phosphorescent, phosphoreted, phosphoriboisomerase, phosphoric, phosphoric acid, phosphoric anhydride

Example sentences from the Web for phosphorescent

My eyes traveled up their phosphorescent legs to their faces and back down again.

White Girls, Big City: What HBO’s New Show Misses |Rebecca Carroll |April 20, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Amid was phosphorescent with love for his wife and kids, his sisters, his in-laws, his mom.

Amid Capeci, Decorated Magazine Designer, Dies at 50 |Jeff Giles |March 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Soon the sky, from east to north, was crossed by a phosphorescent band of intense brilliancy.

In Search of the Castaways |Jules Verne
Inside each was a small projection apparently of a fungoid character, that was phosphorescent.

The Devil-Tree of El Dorado |Frank Aubrey

We read of golden waves, and silver waves, but phosphorescent waves exceed all.

Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes |Sylvia Sunshine
There were no breakers; there was no phosphorescent sparkle of seething waters, and no whiteness of foam.

A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder |James De Mille
The mole took in his mouth a piece of phosphorescent wood, which glittered like fire in the dark.

Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales |Hans Christian Andersen

British Dictionary definitions for phosphorescent

phosphorescent

/ (ˌfɒsfəˈrɛsənt) /

adjective

exhibiting or having the property of phosphorescence

Derived forms of phosphorescent

phosphorescently, adverb