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phos·pho·resce
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verb (used without object),
phos·pho·resced,
phos·pho·resc·ing.
to be luminous without sensible heat, as
phosphorus
.
Origin:
1785–95;
phosphor(us)
+
-esce
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phosphoresce
(ˌfɒsfəˈrɛs)
—
vb
(
intr
) to exhibit phosphorescence
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