HyperDic: phosphoresce

English > 1 sense of the word phosphoresce:
VERBstativephosphoresceto exhibit phosphorescence
English > phosphoresce: 1 sense > verb 1, stative
MeaningTo exhibit phosphorescence.
PatternSomething ----s something
Broaderexhibitshow an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
Spanishfosforescer
Adjectivesphosphorescentemitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous
Nounsphosphorescencea fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased

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