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bioluminescence

bio·lu·mi·nescence

US/ˌbaɪ̯oʊ̯ˌluməˈnɛsəns/ uncommon

noun

1.

luminescence produced by physiological processes (as in the firefly)

Origin

From bio- + luminescence.

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