phosphorescent
Use Phosphorescent in a sentence
fəˈrɛs adjective
exhibiting phosphorescence.
Related forms
phos·pho·res·cent·ly, adverb
sem·i·phos·pho·res·cent, adjective
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| —adj | |
| exhibiting or having the property of phosphorescence | |
| phosphorescently | |
| —adv | |
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Phosphorescent
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Example sentences
The project also makes use of new phosphorescent host materials that are energetically matched to transport layers.
On such days each little wave of the troubled water in the stock tank glitters with a blue phosphorescent light.
It often displays a phosphorescent purple sheen when taken from the water.
In another number the dancers do effective precision performances with megaphones colored with phosphorescent paint.
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