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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous;
- Example: "the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Phosphorescent \Phos`phor*es"cent\, a. [Cf. F. phosphorescent.] Shining with a phosphoric light; emitting phosphorescence; luminous without sensible heat. -- n. A phosphorescent substance. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

phosphorescent adj 1: emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous; "the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood"