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Phosphorescent vs Noctilucin - What's the difference?

phosphorescent | noctilucin |

As nouns the difference between phosphorescent and noctilucin

is that phosphorescent is a phosphorescent substance while noctilucin is (zoology) a fat-like substance in certain marine animals, giving them their phosphorescent properties.

As an adjective phosphorescent

is having the property of emitting light for a period of time after the source of excitation is taken away, eg, in electrostatic storage tubes and cathode-ray tubes.

phosphorescent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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.
  • * 1961 , William S. Burroughs, The Soft Machine , page 11
    • So he imports this special breed of scorpions and feeds them on metal meal and the scorpions turned a phosphorescent blue color and sort of hummed.

    Derived terms

    *phosphorescence *phosphorescently

    Related terms

    *phosphor *phosphoresce *phosphoroscope

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A phosphorescent substance.
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    noctilucin

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (zoology) A fat-like substance in certain marine animals, giving them their phosphorescent properties.