(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:58:34

Phos`phor*es"cent (?), a. [Cf. F. phosphorescent.]

Shining with a phosphoric light; luminous without sensible heat.

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n.

A phosphorescent substance.

 

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