Phosphorus will only begin to luminesce at a certain small pressure of oxygen.
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Luminesce
/ˌlumɪˈnɛs/
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7 entriesbioluminescencechemiluminescenceelectroluminescenceintellectual brilliancemetaphorical luminescencephotoluminescencerhetorical radiance
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5 entriesluminesce in the darkluminesce under excitationluminesce under ultraviolet lightluminesce when excitedluminesce without heat
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