bioluminescence

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English[edit]

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bioluminescence

Etymology[edit]

From bio- +‎ luminescence.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

bioluminescence (countable and uncountable, plural bioluminescences)

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

Related terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

emission of light by a living organism

Catalan: bioluminescència f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 生物發光／生物发光 (zh) (shēngwùfāguāng)
Esperanto: bioluminesko
Finnish: bioluminesenssi
French: bioluminescence (fr) f
Galician: bioluminescencia (gl) f
German: Biolumineszenz (de) f
Hungarian: biolumineszcencia (hu)
Icelandic: lífljómun (is) f
Irish: bithlonracht f
Italian: bioluminescenza (it) f
Malayalam: ജൈവദീപ്തി (jaivadīpti)
Persian: زیست‌تابی (zist-tâbi)
Polish: bioluminescencja f
Portuguese: bioluminescência f
Romanian: bioluminescență (ro) f
Russian: биолюминесце́нция (ru) f (bioljuminescéncija)
Spanish: bioluminiscencia f
Swedish: bioluminiscens (sv), bioluminescens
Telugu: జీవసందీప్తి (jīvasandīpti)
Turkish: biyoluminesans

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bio- +‎ luminescence.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

bioluminescence f (plural bioluminescences)

bioluminescence

Related terms[edit]

bioluminescent

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