phosphorescent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: phosphorescent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for phosphorescent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phosphorescent adj emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous; "the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phosphorescent \Phos`phores"cent\, a. [Cf. F. phosphorescent.] Shining with a phosphoric light; luminous without sensible heat. -- n. A phosphorescent* substance.