PHOSPHORESCING

Verb

phosphorescing

present 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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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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