Definition of Phosphorescent

1. Adjective. Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous. "The phosphorescent glow of decaying wood"

Similar to: Light
Derivative terms: Phosphoresce, Phosphorescence

Definition of Phosphorescent

1. a. Shining with a phosphoric light; luminous without sensible heat.

Definition of Phosphorescent

1. Adjective. Having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away, e.g., in electrostatic storage tubes and cathode-ray tubes. ¹

2. Noun. A phosphorescent substance. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phosphorescent

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Phosphorescent

1. Having the property of phosphorescence. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phosphorescent

phosphoranyls
phosphorate
phosphorated
phosphore
phosphoreal
phosphoregulation
phosphorelay
phosphorelays
phosphorent
phosphoreous
phosphores
phosphoresce
phosphoresced
phosphorescence
phosphorescences
phosphorescent
phosphorescently
phosphorescents
phosphoresces
phosphorescing
phosphoretic
phosphorgummite
phosphorgummites
phosphorhidrosis
phosphori
phosphorial
phosphorian
phosphoriboisomerase
phosphoribomutase
phosphoribomutases

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