As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
PHOSPHORESCED
Verb
phosphoresced
simple past tense and past participle of phosphoresce
Source: Wiktionary
PHOSPHORESCE
Phos`phor*esce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Phosphoresced; p. pr. & vb. n. Phosphorescing.]
Definition: To shine as phosphorus; to be phosphorescent; to emit a phosphoric light.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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