phosphorescent
adjective
phos·pho·res·cent
ˌfäs-fə-ˈre-sᵊnt 
: exhibiting phosphorescence
phosphorescently
adverb
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The paintings of Mickalene Thomas are big, bold, gaudy, and beautiful, embedded with rhinestones, daubed with phosphorescent color, and composed like crazy quilts.
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
She is given a heap of medical equipment sealed into plastic bags (syringes, tubing, a phosphorescent green liquid, a gooey white injectable food product), and she’s told about the protocol regarding her new self — which, the program warns, will also be her old self.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2024
An assemblage of neon feathers and phosphorescent beads burst out of drawers and scattered across the floor.
—Millan Verma, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
Forrest’s research led to the founding of Universal Display Corp., which, after more than two decades, is finally about to commercialize the last of its trio of phosphorescent colors—blue.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2024
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Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
She is given a heap of medical equipment sealed into plastic bags (syringes, tubing, a phosphorescent green liquid, a gooey white injectable food product), and she’s told about the protocol regarding her new self — which, the program warns, will also be her old self.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2024
An assemblage of neon feathers and phosphorescent beads burst out of drawers and scattered across the floor.
—Millan Verma, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
Forrest’s research led to the founding of Universal Display Corp., which, after more than two decades, is finally about to commercialize the last of its trio of phosphorescent colors—blue.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2024
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phosphorescent
adjective
phos·pho·res·cent
ˌfäs-fə-ˈres-ᵊnt
: exhibiting phosphorescence
Medical Definition
phosphorescent
adjective
phos·pho·res·cent
-ᵊnt
: exhibiting phosphorescence
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