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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

Abiotic minerals also emit their own light, called phosphorescence.

From Scientific American • Jul. 27, 2022

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

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2021

I’m staring down, where dolphins are magically lit by phosphorescence.

From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2018

She saw, underwater, sudden darting flecks of phosphorescence.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell