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phosphorescence

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


NOUN
iridescence
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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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

The food eaten, the sun reduced to a smudge of phosphorescence on the horizon, the residents of the halfway home stood to leave, prompted by their minder.

From New York Times • May 29, 2013

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