'Phosphorescent' definitions:
Definition of 'phosphorescent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous; "the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood"
Definition of 'Phosphorescent'
From: GCIDE
- Phosphorescent \Phos`phor*es"cent\, a. [Cf. F. phosphorescent.] Shining with a phosphoric light; emitting phosphorescence; luminous without sensible heat. -- n. A phosphorescent substance. [1913 Webster]