Meanings
verbphosphoresce (third-person singular simple present phosphoresces, present participle phosphorescing, simple past and past participle phosphoresced)
present singular third person phosphoresces · participle present phosphorescing · participle past phosphoresced · past phosphoresced
- To exhibit phosphorescence
Origin
From phosphor + -esce, first coined c. 1794.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian фосфоресцирам
- фосфоресцирам (fosforesciram)to exhibit phosphorescence
Dutch fosforesceren
- fosforescerento exhibit phosphorescence
Esperanto fosforeski
- fosforeskito exhibit phosphorescence
French phosphorescer
- phosphorescerto exhibit phosphorescence
German nachleuchten, phosphoreszieren
- nachleuchtento exhibit phosphorescence
- phosphoreszierento exhibit phosphorescence
Greek φωσφορίζω
- φωσφορίζω (fosforízo)to exhibit phosphorescence
Spanish fosforescer
- fosforescerto exhibit phosphorescence
Swedish fosforescera
- fosforescerato exhibit phosphorescence
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with phosphoresce
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
phosphoresce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoresce
MLA
“phosphoresce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoresce. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphoresce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoresce.
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