phosphorescence
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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
I’m staring down, where dolphins are magically lit by phosphorescence.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 4, 2018
He quotes the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, who wrote that “Havana has the yellow of Cadiz, the pink of Seville turning carmine and the green of Granada, with the slight phosphorescence of fish.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2017
It can deliver spectacular beauty, through midnight phosphorescence, breaching gray whales or playful dolphins at sunrise.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2015
The line of phosphorescence bulged about the sand grains and little pebbles; it held them each in a dimple of tension, then suddenly accepted them with an inaudible syllable and moved on.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
Vocabulary lists containing phosphorescence
Novel Study: Lord of the Flies, Chapters 5–12
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