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
But the phosphorescence of her work is not dimmed.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021
“Literature shines with its maximum phosphorescence when it is about to die,” Roland Barthes wrote.
From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2019
I’m staring down, where dolphins are magically lit by phosphorescence.
From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2018
He hung there in the phosphorescence of the sea, gathering light and undulating, and his boat moved now on the tidal current, brightly lit and silent in the fog.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
