verb intransitiveWord forms: ˌphosphoˈresced or ˌphosphoˈrescing
to produce, show, or undergo phosphorescence
Word origin
prob. back-form. < phosphorescence
phosphoresce in American English
(ˌfɑsfəˈres)
intransitive verbWord forms: -resced, -rescing
to be luminous without sensible heat, as phosphorus
Word origin
[1785–95; phosphor(us) + -esce]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: crossover, depot, guillotine, logrolling, terrorist
Examples of 'phosphoresce' in a sentence
phosphoresce
These pigments are doped with optically active ions, which will phosphoresce when excited with a light source.
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