phosphorescence
Example Sentences
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The music stops, the lights return to the usual sickly phosphorescence, and the administrator pulls his usual demeanor back to formality as everyone recovers from their shock.
From Salon
Abiotic minerals also emit their own light, called phosphorescence.
From Scientific American
But the phosphorescence of her work is not dimmed.
From New York Times
Visitors come for its “blue tears,” a phosphorescence in the waters caused by algae.
From Washington Post
Unfortunately, the phosphorescence also gives the sails the slightest green tinge in daylight.
From Washington Post
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