Associations to the word «Phosphorescence»

Wiktionary

PHOSPHORESCENCE, noun. The emission of light without any perceptible heat; the quality of being phosphorescent.

Dictionary definition

PHOSPHORESCENCE, noun. A fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased.

Wise words

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