BIOLUMINESCENCE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("bioluminescence" is a kind of...):

luminescence (light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures)

Derivation:

bioluminescent ((of living organisms) emitting light)

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