phosphorescence
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In the mauve night beyond the bed, indecipherable forms and phosphorescences seem hints of both natural and supernatural worlds.
From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2010
The poor blown-up blockhead was radically not ill-natured,—at least, if you let his "phosphorescences" alone.
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 05 by Carlyle, Thomas
Even the "pyrophores" obstinately refused to show themselves to him, and attract him by the phosphorescences of their corselet.
From Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen by Verne, Jules
The sailors of the Channel are familiar with those indescribable phosphorescences, full of warning for the navigator.
From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor
On the placid deep Flashed sparkling phosphorescences, While moonbeams, bright in silver bars, Lay like a pathway to the stars.
From The Call of the Mountains and other Poems by Pickering, James E.
Vocabulary lists containing phosphorescence
Novel Study: Lord of the Flies, Chapters 5–12
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Words with 15 or More Letters, List 3
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