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phosphorescence

[fos-fuh-res-uhns] / ˌfɒs fəˈrɛs əns /


NOUN
iridescence
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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The music stops, the lights return to the usual sickly phosphorescence, and the administrator pulls his usual demeanor back to formality as everyone recovers from their shock.

From Salon Jan. 18, 2025

In general, phosphorescence signals are much longer-lasting than their fluorescent counterparts, allowing the Biofinder to distinguish between them.

From Scientific American Jul. 27, 2022

But the phosphorescence of her work is not dimmed.

From New York Times Dec. 2, 2021

Visitors come for its “blue tears,” a phosphorescence in the waters caused by algae.

From Washington Post Oct. 15, 2021

His lungs were screaming when he saw it: amid the mud and reeds, a sudden flash of green; a small scrap of phosphorescence.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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