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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phosphorescent \Phos`phor*es"cent\, a. [Cf. F. phosphorescent.]
Shining with a phosphoric light; luminous without sensible
heat. -- n. A phosphorescent substance.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
phosphorescent
adj : emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation
of phosphorous; "the phosphorescent glow of decaying
wood"
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