Bioluminescence Definition

bīō-lo͝omə-nĕsəns
noun
The emission of visible light by certain living organisms, such as the firefly and various fish, marine invertebrates, fungi, and bacteria. Bioluminescence is caused by chemical reactions.
American Heritage
The production of light by living organisms, as by fireflies or many deep-water cephalopods.
Webster's New World
Such light.
Webster's New World

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

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Origin of Bioluminescence

Bioluminescence Sentence Examples

  • On some figures, glow-in-the-dark accents replicate the bioluminescence of the creatures of Pandora.

  • One possibility involves using bioluminescence to study how drugs work in laboratory animals.

  • However, the luciferin-luciferase bioluminescence assay proved extremely reliable and suitable for automation.

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