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Noun: bioluminescence  `bI-ow`loo-mu'ne-sun(t)s
  1. Luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)

Derived forms: bioluminescences

See also: bioluminescent

Type of: luminescence

Encyclopedia: Bioluminescence