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phosphorescence

[fos-fuh-res-uhns] / ˌfɒs fəˈrɛs əns /


NOUN
iridescence
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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Abiotic minerals also emit their own light, called phosphorescence.

From Scientific American Jul. 27, 2022

Visitors come for its “blue tears,” a phosphorescence in the waters caused by algae.

From Washington Post Oct. 15, 2021

I’m staring down, where dolphins are magically lit by phosphorescence.

From The Guardian Nov. 4, 2018

The food eaten, the sun reduced to a smudge of phosphorescence on the horizon, the residents of the halfway home stood to leave, prompted by their minder.

From New York Times May 29, 2013

Ifemelu watched him, and the other people around them, all glowing with a strange phosphorescence, all treading a single line of unbroken emotion.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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