luminesce, v.
(l(j)uːmɪˈnɛs)
[Back-formation from luminescent.]
intr. To become luminescent.
| 1896 S. P. Thompson in Jrnl. Oxf. Univ. Junior Scientific Club II. No. 40. 67 Substances such as glass lose the power of luminescing when raised to temperatures such that they become conductors of electricity. 1898 Sir W. Crookes Addr. Brit. Assoc. 22 Fluor-spar, which by prolonged heating has lost its power of luminescing when re-heated. |