Antonyms for phosphorescent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fos-fuh-res-uh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˌfɒs fəˈrɛs ənt

Definition of phosphorescent

Origin : 1766, from Modern Latin phosphorus (see phosphorus) + -escent. Related: Phosphorescently.

As in incandescent : adj glowing
As in light : adj illuminated
As in luminescent : adj glowing, shining
As in bright : adj shining, glowing in appearance
As in shining : adj glowing
As in irradiant : adj bright
As in lucent : adj bright
As in glowing : adj burning, bright

Example sentences :

They leered at him with phosphorescent eyes, yellow and purple.
Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson

Immediately the bottle began to glow with a phosphorescent light.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various

During the last hour the room had only been lighted by Porou's phosphorescent eyes.
Extract from : « Balthasar » by Anatole France

Phosphorescent: shining or glowing in the dark, like phosphorus.
Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith

Had not the blue sea broken in phosphorescent ridges at their feet?
Extract from : « The Great White Tribe in Filipinia » by Paul T. Gilbert

The sulphur polyporus is said sometimes to be phosphorescent.
Extract from : « Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. » by George Francis Atkinson

These fishes, however, are phosphorescent, and thus furnish their own light.
Extract from : « The Dawn of Reason » by James Weir

The water is phosphorescent, and when it breaks over the reef it will shine in the night.
Extract from : « Mr. Wicker's Window » by Carley Dawson

Phosphoridrosis is a rare condition, in which the sweat is phosphorescent.
Extract from : « Essentials of Diseases of the Skin » by Henry Weightman Stelwagon

The outline of the phosphorescent substance was developed on the plate.
Extract from : « An Introduction to the History of Science » by Walter Libby

Synonyms for phosphorescent

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