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luminous paint

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of luminous paint

First recorded in 1885–90


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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

In France the four integers were scrawled in luminous paint which glowed eerily in blacked-out towns.

From Time Magazine Archive

Radium's third best market is the luminous paint industry, which is booming.

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 Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

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