"bioluminescence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbaɪ̯oʊ̯ˌluməˈnɛsəns/ [US] Forms: bioluminescences [plural]
Etymology: From bio- + luminescence. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bio-|luminescence}} bio- + luminescence Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bioluminescence (countable and uncountable, plural bioluminescences)
  1. (biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly). Wikipedia link: bioluminescence Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Biology, Light sources Derived forms: autobioluminescence Related terms: bioluminescently, bioluminescent, bioluminesce, biofluorescence, chemoluminescence, luciferase Translations (emission of light by a living organism): bioluminescència [feminine] (Catalan), 生物發光 (Chinese Mandarin), 生物发光 (shēngwùfāguāng) (Chinese Mandarin), bioluminesko (Esperanto), bioluminesenssi (Finnish), bioluminescence [feminine] (French), bioluminescencia [feminine] (Galician), Biolumineszenz [feminine] (German), biolumineszcencia (Hungarian), lífljómun [feminine] (Icelandic), bithlonracht [feminine] (Irish), bioluminescenza [feminine] (Italian), ജൈവദീപ്തി (jaivadīpti) (Malayalam), زیستتابی (zist-tâbi) (Persian), bioluminescencja [feminine] (Polish), bioluminescência [feminine] (Portuguese), bioluminescență [feminine] (Romanian), биолюминесце́нция (bioljuminescéncija) [feminine] (Russian), bioluminiscencia [feminine] (Spanish), bioluminiscens (Swedish), bioluminescens (Swedish), జీవసందీప్తి (jīvasandīpti) (Telugu), biyoluminesans (Turkish)

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