phosphorescent
nounShining with a faint light or luminosity like that of phosphorus; luminous without sensible heat.
A substance having the property of phosphorescence, or luminosity without heat.
adjectiveShining with a phosphoric light; luminous without sensible heat.
Having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away, e.g., in electrostatic storage tubes and cathode-ray tubes.
nounA phosphorescent substance.
