phosphoresce
[ fos-fuh-res ]
/ ˌfɒs fəˈrɛs /
verb (used without object), phos·pho·resced, phos·pho·resc·ing.
to be luminous without sensible heat, as phosphorus.
Origin of phosphoresce
First recorded in 1785–95;
phosphor(us) +
-esce
Words nearby phosphoresce
phosphoprotein,
phosphor,
phosphor bronze,
phosphor-,
phosphorate,
phosphoresce,
phosphorescence,
phosphorescent,
phosphoreted,
phosphoriboisomerase,
phosphoric
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British Dictionary definitions for phosphoresce
phosphoresce
/ (ˌfɒsfəˈrɛs) /
verb
(intr)
to exhibit phosphorescence