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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Phosphoresce

· Phos·phor·esce · IPA /ˌfɑs.fəˈɹɛs/
01 v. i. To shine as phosphorus; to be phosphorescent; to emit a phosphoric light. Generally, to emit light at temperatures too low to excite incan…
imp. & p. p. Phosphoresced; p. pr. & vb. n. Phosphorescing
  1. 1.
    To shine as phosphorus; to be phosphorescent; to emit a phosphoric light. Generally, to emit light at temperatures too low to excite incandescent radiation.
  2. 2.
    To emit light after a source of illumination has been removed; to exhibit phosphorescence.