Phosphorescent

Quick meaning: Phosphorescent is an adjective meaning A phosphorescent substance.

Meaning

A phosphorescent substance.

More Meanings

1. Having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away, e.g., in electrostatic storage tubes and cathode-ray tubes.

Example Sentences

So he imports this special breed of scorpions and feeds them on metal meal and the scorpions turned a phosphorescent blue color and sort of hummed.

Word Forms

• phosphorescents

Synonyms for phosphorescent

Depending on context, synonyms include light.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include light, electroluminescent, luminescent, photogenic, self-luminous, electroluscent.

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