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BIOLUMINESCENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bioluminescence mean? 

BIOLUMINESCENCE (noun)
  The noun BIOLUMINESCENCE has 1 sense:

1. luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)play

  Familiarity information: BIOLUMINESCENCE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BIOLUMINESCENCE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("bioluminescence" is a kind of...):

luminescence (light not due to incandescence; occurs at low temperatures)

Derivation:

bioluminescent ((of living organisms) emitting light)


 Context examples 


The expression of RUC-GFP by this agent allows for both detection and monitoring of virally infected tumor cells in vivo and vitro with luciferase-mediated bioluminescence imaging and fluorescence imaging techniques.

(Light-Emitting Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus GL-ONC1, NCI Thesaurus)

A beetle in the family Lampyridae noted for its bioluminescence.

(Lampyridae, NCI Thesaurus)



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