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[ fos-fuh-res-uhnt ] / ˌfɒs fəˈrɛs ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR phosphorescent ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveexhibiting phosphorescence. Origin of phosphorescentFirst recorded in 1760–70; phosphor(us) + -escent OTHER WORDS FROM phosphorescentphos·pho·res·cent·ly, adverbsem·i·phos·pho·res·cent, adjectiveWords nearby phosphorescentphosphor, phosphorate, phosphor bronze, phosphoresce, phosphorescence, phosphorescent, phosphoreted, phosphoriboisomerase, phosphoric, phosphoric acid, phosphoric anhydride Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for phosphorescentMy eyes traveled up their phosphorescent legs to their faces and back down again. White Girls, Big City: What HBO’s New Show Misses|Rebecca Carroll|April 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST Amid was phosphorescent with love for his wife and kids, his sisters, his in-laws, his mom. Amid Capeci, Decorated Magazine Designer, Dies at 50|Jeff Giles|March 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST Soon the sky, from east to north, was crossed by a phosphorescent band of intense brilliancy. In Search of the Castaways|Jules Verne Inside each was a small projection apparently of a fungoid character, that was phosphorescent. The Devil-Tree of El Dorado|Frank Aubrey
We read of golden waves, and silver waves, but phosphorescent waves exceed all. Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia Sunshine There were no breakers; there was no phosphorescent sparkle of seething waters, and no whiteness of foam. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder|James De Mille The mole took in his mouth a piece of phosphorescent wood, which glittered like fire in the dark. Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales|Hans Christian Andersen
British Dictionary definitions for phosphorescent
adjectiveexhibiting or having the property of phosphorescence Derived forms of phosphorescentphosphorescently, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to phosphorescentradiant, luminous, shining, sunny, bright, shiny, rich, golden, glistening, vivid, brilliant, shimmering, dazzling, blazing, sparkling, intense, glittering, flashing, silvery, lustrous |