phosphorescing

Variant of phosphoresce

phosphoresce definition

phos·pho·resce (fäs′fə res′)

intransitive verb phosphoresced -·resced′, phosphorescing -·resc′·ing

to produce, show, or undergo phosphorescence

Etymology: prob. back-form. < phosphorescence

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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