BIOLUMINESCENT

Meaning of BIOLUMINESCENT in English

adjective

see bioluminescence

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

BIOLUMINESCENT — adjective see: bioluminescence
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIOLUMINESCENT — adj. producing light (of an organism)
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BIOLUMINESCENT — see bioluminescence
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BIOLUMINESCENCE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1916 the emission of light from living organisms, bioluminescent adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KRILL — Any member of the crustacean suborder Euphausiacea, comprising shrimplike animals that live in the open sea. The name also refers …
Английский словарь Британика
GLOWWORM — Any crawling, luminous insect that emits light either continuously or in prolonged glows rather than in the brief flashes characteristic …
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PYROSOMA — I. ˌpīrəˈsōmə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pyr- + -soma : a genus (coextensive with the family Pyrosomatidae …
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AEQUORIN — ēˈkwȯrə̇n, -ōr- noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Aequorea + English -in : a bioluminescent protein of jellyfish (genus …
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ODONTOSYLLIS — ōˌdän.ˌtō+ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from odont- + Syllis : a genus of polychaete worms (family Syllidae) that …
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NOCTILUCENT — - ə nt adjective 1. [from noctilucence, after such pairs as English translucence : translucent ] : bioluminescent 2. [ …
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NOCTILUCA — ˌnäktəˈlükə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, moon, lantern, from nocti- noct- + -luca, from lucēre to shine — more …
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HETEROCARPUS — ˌhed.ərōˈkärpəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + carpus : a genus of bioluminescent prawns occurring in the …
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CYPRIDINA — ˌsiprə̇ˈdīnə, -dēnə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin Cyprid- Cypris, a name for Venus + New Latin …
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CHAETOPTERUS — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷tərəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from chaet- + -pterus : a genus (the type of the small family …
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SEA FIRE — a bioluminescent glow produced by phosphorescent marine organisms. [ 1805-15 ]
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BIOLUMINESCENCE — — bioluminescent , adj. /buy'oh looh'meuh nes"euhns/ , n. the production of light by living organisms. [ 1915-20; BIO- + …
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BIOLUMINESCENCE — ■ noun the biochemical emission of light by living organisms such as glow-worms and deep-sea fishes. Derivatives bioluminescent adjective
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PHOTOPHORE — light-emitting organ present in fireflies and certain other bioluminescent animals. Photophores are glandular in origin and produce light by a …
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KRILL — any member of the crustacean suborder Euphausiacea or of the genus Euphausia within that suborder. The name is sometimes also …
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GLOWWORM — any crawling, luminous insect emitting light either continuously or in prolonged glows rather than in brief flashes as do most …
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COLORATION — in biology, the general appearance of an organism as determined by the quality and quantity of light that is reflected …
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GYMNODINIUM — genus of marine or freshwater organisms called dinoflagellates. Members of the genus are bilaterally symmetrical with a delicate pellicle (or …
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BIOLUMINESCENCE — n. the emission of light by living organisms such as the firefly and glow-worm. bioluminescent adj.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIOLUMINESCENCE — n. the emission of light by living organisms such as the firefly and glow-worm. Derivatives: bioluminescent adj.
Oxford English vocab
KRILL — n. Any member of the crustacean suborder Euphausiacea, comprising shrimplike animals that live in the open sea. The name also …
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GLOWWORM — n. Any crawling, luminous insect that emits light either continuously or in prolonged glows rather than in the brief flashes …
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PHOTOGENIC — Synonyms and related words : 3-D, autoluminescent, bioluminescent, chemicoluminescent, chemiluminescent, electroluminescent, fluorescent, luminal, luminescent, noctilucent, panchromatic, phosphorescent, photo, photoactive, photographic, …
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