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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
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