ALL meanings of bioluminescence
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B b - noun bioluminescence the production of light by living organisms as a result of the oxidation of a light-producing substance (luciferin) by the enzyme luciferase: occurs in many marine organisms, insects such as the firefly, etc 3
- noun bioluminescence the production of light by living organisms, as by fireflies or many deep-water cephalopods 3
- noun bioluminescence such light 3
- noun bioluminescence the production of light by living organisms. 1
- noun bioluminescence (biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly). 0