luminous paint

American  

noun

1. paint containing a phosphor that emits visible light when irradiated with ultraviolet light.

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Etymology

Origin of luminous paint

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The birds I saw were mostly unidentifiable streaks of light, like thin retinal scratches or splashes of luminous paint on a dark ground.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2016

The abstract composition materialized from luminous paint falling to the surface.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2014

She put on an examined dressing gown and slippers, decorated her face, wrists and ankles with luminous paint, and placed her hands in those of an observer in the darkened room.

From Time Magazine Archive

A trumpet banded with luminous paint stood on the floor.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had fooled considerable with phosphorus, and had some of the luminous paint that he had mixed some time before.

From The Green Satin Gown by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe