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phosphorescence

noun

1 phosphorescence

A fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased.

Roget 420: light, ray, beam, stream, gleam, streak, pencil; sunbeam, moonbeam; aurora.    day; sunshine; light of day, light of heaven; ... show more

Roget 423: luminary; light etc. 420; flame etc. (fire) 382.    spark, scintilla; phosphorescence, fluorescence.    sun, orb of day, ... show more

Dutch: fosforescentie
Polish: fosforescencja


Moby thesaurus: autoluminescence, bioluminescence, cathode luminescence, chemicoluminescence, chemiluminescence, corposant, crystalloluminescence, double corposant, electroluminescence, fata morgana, fluorescence, fox fire, ignis fatuus, luciferase, luciferin, luminescence, luminophor, marshfire, noctiluscence, phosphor ... show more.

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