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phosphorescent is an adjective meaning "emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous". It carries one recorded sense.
emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous
“the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for phosphorescent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.
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