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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