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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| bioluminescence |
| SYLLABICATION: | bi·o·lu·mi·nes·cence |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b   -l m -n s ns |
| NOUN: | Emission of visible light by living organisms such as the firefly and various fish, fungi, and bacteria. |
| OTHER FORMS: | bio·lumi·nescent —ADJECTIVE |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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