EGAVE

phosphorescent

About 0.26 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective 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.
  2. noun A phosphorescent substance.

Similar words

light electroluminescent luminescent photogenic self-luminous electroluscent shining light-sensitive photoreleasable shiny

Often followed by

light glow screen sea and in substances material substance

Word family

phosphorescently

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