Phosphoresce /(?)/

Phos·phor·esce

Phosphoresce

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Phosphoresced; p. pr. & vb. n. Phosphorescing

  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. To emit light after a source of illumination has been removed; to exhibit phosphorescence.