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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

“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

She saw, underwater, sudden darting flecks of phosphorescence.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell


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