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Definition of Phosphoresce
1. Verb. To exhibit phosphorescence.
Definition of Phosphoresce
1. v. i. To shine as phosphorus; to be phosphorescent; to emit a phosphoric light.
Definition of Phosphoresce
1. Verb. To exhibit phosphorescence ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phosphoresce
1. [v -ESCED, -ESCING, -ESCES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phosphoresce
Literary usage of Phosphoresce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1904)
"Ultra-violet rays caused kunzite to phosphoresce for more than a minute. ...
On the other hand, cerussite does not phosphoresce, save in a single specimen ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1898)
"at 300° C. the spar did not phosphoresce as brilliantly as at normal, and that
when heated to ahout 500° C. it did not phosphoresce at all. ..."
3. An elementary treatise on mineralogy and geology by Parker Cleaveland (1816)
"Some minerals exhibit this property, when rubbed against each other, or when
scratched by any other hard body ; and a few phosphoresce even when brushed by ..."
4. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1905)
"This prodigy diamond will phosphoresce in the dark for some minutes after being
... Diamonds which phosphoresce red generally show the yellow sodium line ..."
5. The Electrical Nature of Matter and Radioactivity by Harry Clary Jones (1906)
"Certain substances phosphoresce when exposed to the X-ray, ... Paper, cotton, as
well as certain varieties of glass phosphoresce in the presence of radium. ..."
6. The Electrical Nature of Matter and Radioactivity by Harry Clary Jones (1910)
"Certain substances phosphoresce when exposed to the X-ray, ... Paper, cotton, as
well as certain varieties of glass phosphoresce in the presence of radium. ..."
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