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phosphorescence

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15 lettersPronunciation /ˌfɒs.fəˈɹɛs.əns/Part of speech nounSorted cceeehhnoopprssStarts with PEnds with E0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased

Word origin

From phosphorescent. Morphologically phosphoresce + -ence.

Used in a sentence

  • Mr. Nott proceeded to say that "since the discovery of Photography, there is, perhaps, no branch of electrical physics more interest­ing than that which comprehends the pheno­mena of phosphorescence."
  • We saw a round red sun rise over the City, paint the glassy towers with phosphorescence and, as it brightened and lost its shape, sprinkle across the sky feathers of pink and lilac.

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