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bioluminescence
noun
(bio-lu-mi-nes-cence)
the emission of light from living organisms (such as fireflies, dinoflagellates, and bacteria) as the result of internal, typically oxidative chemical reactions; also : the light so produced
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firefly
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fluorescence
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phosphorescence
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luminescence
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chemiluminescence
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luciferase
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luciferin
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ultraviolet light
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photoluminescence
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photosynthesis
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autofluorescence
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spectroscopy
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electroluminescence
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electrochemical
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infrared
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infrared radiation
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dinoflagellates
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chemoluminescence
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green alga
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plasmon
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porphyrins
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cherenkov radiation
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ciliates
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iridescence
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daphnia
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fluorescent dye
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lasers
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florescent
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chemotaxis
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photoreceptor
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alga
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trypanosomes
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photochemistry
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aurorae
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fluorescence microscopy
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anabaena
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soliton
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spectroscope
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cyanobacteria
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trichodesmium
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photochemical reaction
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suberin
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planktonic
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mantis shrimp
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sea anemone
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damselfish
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piezoelectricity
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foraminifera
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lucidum
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jellyfish
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ultraviolet lamp
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phagocytes
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diffraction grating
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microorganisms
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bistable
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chemotactic
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photoelectric effect
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polarimetry
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olfaction
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toadfish
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nightglow
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organisms
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gastropod
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spectroscopic analysis
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ostracods
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magnetic monopole
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hydroxyl radical
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corona discharge
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chromophores
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zebrafish
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metazoan
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amphioxus
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ultraviolet
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circular polarization
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surgeonfish
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fluorometer
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mucins
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chlorophyll
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attosecond
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paramecia
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mass spectroscopy
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tunicates
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antineutrinos
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isopods
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absorbance
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photoreceptors
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planarian
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diatom
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bombardier beetle
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crinoids
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bioluminescence
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