phosphoresce

English

Etymology

From phosphor +‎ -esce, first coined c. 1794.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌfɒs.fəˈɹɛs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌfɑs.fəˈɹɛs/
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Verb

phosphoresce (third-person singular simple present phosphoresces, present participle phosphorescing, simple past and past participle phosphoresced)

1. To exhibit phosphorescence

Translations

to exhibit phosphorescence

• Bulgarian: фосфоресцирам (bg) (fosforesciram)
• Dutch: fosforesceren (nl)
• French: phosphorescer (fr)
• German: nachleuchten, phosphoreszieren (de)
• Greek: φωσφορίζω (el) (fosforízo)
• Spanish: fosforescer (es)
• Swedish: fosforescera (sv)