bioluminescence
nounHow many syllables in bioluminescence?
There are 6 syllables in the word bioluminescence.How to pronounce bioluminescence:
Definition of bioluminescence:
- bioluminescence (noun):
- the light so produced
- noun. luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly).
- the emission of light from living organisms (such as fireflies, dinoflagellates, and bacteria) as the result of internal, typically oxidative chemical reactions
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