'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]

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