phosphorescent
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Just days after the Trump administration completed millions of dollars in renovations on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to make it American flag-blue, residents and online users noted it had turned a phosphorescent green.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Even without drinking the phosphorescent liquid, I can taste the sweetness of the artificial syrup I once savored.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2024
I marveled at her brilliant and gorgeous white flowers, especially during the magical blue hour when she would almost seem phosphorescent.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
To make blue light, electricity excites heavy metal-containing phosphorescent organic molecules.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
At multiple depths, as far as I could see, there were evanescent trails of phosphorescent green bubbles, the wake of speeding fish.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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