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phosphorescence

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


NOUN
iridescence
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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Abiotic minerals also emit their own light, called phosphorescence.

From Scientific American • Jul. 27, 2022

But the phosphorescence of her work is not dimmed.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021

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 was the yellow Gulf weed that had made so much phosphorescence in the night.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway




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