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

Warborn was a handbag containing a bottle of luminous paint and a flap on which messages could be written.

From Time Magazine Archive

His eyes gradually adjusted to the faint light from the luminous paint on the walls and he was able to make out two shadowy figures moving hesitantly about the wreckage.

From No Hiding Place by Smith, Richard R.