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Meaning of PHOSPHORESCENT

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

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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