bioluminescence

English

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Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˌbaɪ̯oʊ̯ˌluməˈnɛsəns/
• Hyphenation: bi‧o‧lu‧mi‧nes‧cence

Etymology

bio- +‎ luminescence

Noun

bioluminescence (uncountable)

1. (biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).

Related terms

• bioluminescent

See also

• chemoluminescence
• luciferase

Translations

emission of light by a living organism

• Catalan: bioluminescència (ca) f
• Esperanto: bioluminesko (eo)
• Finnish: bioluminesenssi (fi)
• French: bioluminescence (fr) f
• Hungarian: biolumineszcencia (hu)
• Icelandic: lífljómun (is) f

• Irish: bithlonracht (ga) f
• Italian: bioluminescenza (it) f
• Portuguese: bioluminescência (pt) f
• Spanish: bioluminiscencia (es) f
• Telugu: జీవసందీప్తి (te)
• Turkish: biyoluminesans (tr)