Phosphoresced [verb]

Definition of Phosphoresced:

glisten

Some substances also, which fluoresce at ordinary temperatures, will phosphoresce at low temperatures.

Its dead color brightens considerably under the molecular impact, but I am now convinced it does not phosphoresce.

There is, however, another possible way how a conductor might at least appear to phosphoresce.

I took a screen made of zincblende, which will phosphoresce when the emanations of radium fall upon it.

But from numerous experiments I find that bodies will phosphoresce in actual contact with the negative pole.