phosphorescent

[fos-fuh-res-uh nt] /ˌfɒs fəˈrɛs ənt/

adjective

Origin

Related forms

phosphorescently, adverb

semiphosphorescent, adjective

Examples from the web for phosphorescent

On the far horizon is a skyline painted in phosphorescent hues.
The walls have been coated with phosphorescent paint, which causes the images to linger briefly as greenish ghosts.
There are only shadows there ahead of me and the occasional flicker of the phosphorescent clocks on the control panel.
It's always a thrill to see the almost phosphorescent green oil streaming from a stainless steel pipe.
On such days each little wave of the troubled water in the stock tank glitters with a blue phosphorescent light.
In the latter a beam of electrons sweeps back and forth across the screen, tickling a phosphorescent coating into emitting light.
In another number the dancers do effective precision performances with megaphones colored with phosphorescent paint.
The project also makes use of new phosphorescent host materials that are energetically matched to transport layers.
Framed by the dark beach and pale cliff, the sky and surf seem phosphorescent.
It often displays a phosphorescent purple sheen when taken from the water.

British Dictionary definitions for phosphorescent

/ˌfɒsfəˈrɛsənt/

adjective

exhibiting or having the property of phosphorescence

Derived Forms

phosphorescently, adverb

Word Origin and History for phosphorescent

adj.

1766, from Modern Latin phosphorus (see phosphorus) + -escent. Related: Phosphorescently.