Phosphorescent

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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