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Phosphorescence

The quality or state of being phosphorescent; or the act of phosphorescing.

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Fluorescence 76% connected

That property which some transparent bodies have of producing at their surface, or within their substance, light different in color from the mass of…

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Phosphoresce 74% connected

To shine as phosphorus; to be phosphorescent; to emit a phosphoric light.

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Phosphoresce 74% connected

To shine as phosphorus; to be phosphorescent; to emit a phosphoric light.

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Phosphorescent 74% connected

Shining with a phosphoric light; luminous without sensible heat.

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Phosphorescent 74% connected

Shining with a phosphoric light; luminous without sensible heat.

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