"phosphorescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more phosphorescent [comparative], most phosphorescent [superlative]
Etymology: From phosphorus + -escent. It's interesting to note that phosphorus is not phosphorescent. Some phosphoric mixtures can be luminescent through chemical reactions, but none exhibit literal phosphorescence. Etymology templates: {{af|en|phosphorus|-escent}} phosphorus + -escent Head templates: {{en-adj}} phosphorescent (comparative more phosphorescent, superlative most phosphorescent)
  1. Having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away, e.g., in electrostatic storage tubes and cathode-ray tubes. Derived forms: phosphorescence, phosphorescently Related terms: phosphor, phosphoresce, phosphoroscope Translations (emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away): фосфоресциращ (fosforescirašt) (Bulgarian), fosforescent (Catalan), fosforeskující (Czech), fosforeska (Esperanto), fosforoiva (Finnish), phosphorescent (French), fosforescente (Galician), φωσφορίζων (fosforízon) (Greek), fosforescente (Italian), fosforescent (Occitan), fosforescencyjny (Polish), fosforescente (Portuguese), fosforescente (Spanish), mapospowanag (Tagalog), ffosfforeddol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-phosphorescent-en-adj-5OjNMsU0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -escent Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -escent: 89 11

Noun

Forms: phosphorescents [plural]
Etymology: From phosphorus + -escent. It's interesting to note that phosphorus is not phosphorescent. Some phosphoric mixtures can be luminescent through chemical reactions, but none exhibit literal phosphorescence. Etymology templates: {{af|en|phosphorus|-escent}} phosphorus + -escent Head templates: {{en-noun}} phosphorescent (plural phosphorescents)
  1. A phosphorescent substance.
    Sense id: en-phosphorescent-en-noun-lb524FLD

Inflected forms

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