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phosphorescent

[ fos-fuh-res-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. exhibiting phosphorescence.


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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dzp·cԳ· adverb
  • i·Dzp·cԳ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of phosphorescent1

First recorded in 1760–70; phosphor(us) + -escent
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Example Sentences

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Even without drinking the phosphorescent liquid, I can taste the sweetness of the artificial syrup I once savored.

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I marveled at her brilliant and gorgeous white flowers, especially during the magical blue hour when she would almost seem phosphorescent.

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An assemblage of neon feathers and phosphorescent beads burst out of drawers and scattered across the floor.

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He encountered the massive Rafflesia flower, which featured nearly two-foot-wide scarlet petals and smelled like a rotting corpse, and a phosphorescent fungus that emitted enough light at night to allow him to read a newspaper.

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Mr. Abbiati lauded the “phosphorescent beauty” of her tones, and “her technical agility, which is more than rare — it is unique.”

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