Phosphoresce Definition
fŏsfə-rĕs
phosphoresced, phosphoresces, phosphorescing
verb
To persist in emitting light, unaccompanied by sensible heat or combustion, after exposure to and removal of a source of radiation.
American Heritage
To produce, show, or undergo phosphorescence.
Webster's New World
To exhibit phosphorescence.
Wiktionary
Origin of Phosphoresce
Probably back-formation from phosphorescent
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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C 1794 phosphor +"Ž -esce
From Wiktionary
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