PHOSPHORESCENT
\fˌɒsfəɹˈɛsənt], \fˌɒsfəɹˈɛsənt], \f_ˌɒ_s_f_ə_ɹ_ˈɛ_s_ə_n_t]\
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emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous; "the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood"
By Princeton University
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emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous; "the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.