How many syllables in bioluminescence?

There are 6 syllables in the word bioluminescence.

Divide bioluminescence into syllables:

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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