phosphorescence
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Abiotic minerals also emit their own light, called phosphorescence.
From Scientific American • Jul. 27, 2022
“Literature shines with its maximum phosphorescence when it is about to die,” Roland Barthes wrote.
From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2019
I’m staring down, where dolphins are magically lit by phosphorescence.
From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2018
In your death you would not witness a stomach glowing with phosphorescence; your skin would not turn white; you would not find a coconut; you would not be encased and warm, womb-like.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2012
The line of phosphorescence bulged about the sand grains and little pebbles; it held them each in a dimple of tension, then suddenly accepted them with an inaudible syllable and moved on.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
Vocabulary lists containing phosphorescence
Novel Study: Lord of the Flies, Chapters 5–12
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