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  2. Phosphorescence - Wikipedia

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    Most phosphorescent compounds are still relatively fast emitters, with triplet decay-times in the order of milliseconds. Common examples include the phosphor coatings used in fluorescent lamps, where phosphorescence on the order of milliseconds or longer is useful for filling in the "off-time" between AC current cycles, helping to reduce "flicker".

  3. Phosphor - Wikipedia

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    Example of phosphorescence Monochrome monitor Aperture grille CRT phosphors. A phosphor is a substance that exhibits the phenomenon of luminescence; it emits light when exposed to some type of radiant energy.

  4. Composition of the human body - Wikipedia

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    Parts-per-million cube of relative abundance by mass of elements in an average adult human body down to 1 ppm. About 99% of the mass of the human body is made up of six elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus.

  5. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    Example(s) a-, an-not, without (alpha privative) Greek ἀ-/ἀν-(a-/an-), not, without analgesic, apathy, anencephaly: ab-from; away from Latin abduction, abdomen: abdomin-of or relating to the abdomen: Latin abdōmen, abdomen, fat around the belly abdomen, abdominal -ac: pertaining to; one afflicted with Greek -ακός (-akós) cardiac ...

  6. Persistent luminescence - Wikipedia

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    2 Examples of use. 3 References. 4 See also. ... persistent luminescence is the emission of light by a phosphorescent material after an excitation by ultraviolet or ...

  7. Phosphorescent - Wikipedia

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    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Redirect page. Redirect to: Phosphorescence

  8. Anatomical terminology - Wikipedia

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    For example, if a person is holding a bowl of soup in one hand, the hand is "supinated" and the thumb will point away from the body midline and the palm will be superior; if the hands are typing on a computer keyboard, they will be "pronated" with the thumbs toward the body midline and the palms inferior.

  9. List of human anatomical parts named after people - Wikipedia

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    For clarity, entries are listed by the name of the person associated with them, ... Atlas (anatomy) – Atlas (Mythology), A god in greek mythology;