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
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
In your death you would not witness a stomach glowing with phosphorescence; your skin would not turn white; you would not find a coconut; you would not be encased and warm, womb-like.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2012
From here she had a view of the driveway and the lake across which lay a column of shimmering phosphorescence, white hot from the fierce late afternoon heat.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing phosphorescence
Novel Study: Lord of the Flies, Chapters 5–12
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