bioluminescence
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The meaning (definition) of the word bioluminescence
the ability of living things to glow with their own light
The word bioluminescence used in a sentence
“Some fish glow in the dark with bioluminescence.”
Words that mean the same as bioluminescence (synonyms)
glow
How the word bioluminescence is said around the world
| French | bioluminescence (byohlewmeenesahns) |
| Spanish | bioluminiscencia (byohloomeeneesthenthyah) |
| Mandarin | 生物发光 (shēng wù fā guāng) |
| Hindi | बायोल्यूमिनेसेंस (bahyohlyoominaysayns) |
| Arabic | التألق البيولوجي (ahttahllook ahlbeeooloojeey) |
| Russian | биолюминесценция (bioliuminestsentsiia) |
| Portuguese (EU) | bioluminescência (beeooloomeenisayngsyuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | bioluminescência (beeohloomeenaysayngsya) |
| Japanese | 生物発光 (seibutsu hakkou) |
| German | Biolumineszenz (biohloomeenestsents) |
| Urdu | bioluminescence (byuhuuloominesuhns) |
| Punjabi | ਬਾਇਓਲੂਮਿਨਿਸੈਂਸ (byohloominisens) |
| Korean | 생물발광 (saengmulbalgwang) |
| Hebrew | ביולומינסנציה (vyvlvmeensntseeh) |
| Greek | βιοφωταύγεια (biophotaugeia) |
| Dutch | bioluminescentie (beeohlewmeenesentsee) |
| Tagalog | bioluminesensya (beeohloomeenuhsenhyah) |
| Vietnamese | phát quang sinh học (fahurt kwahng seeny hawk) |
| Turkish | biyolüminesans (beeyohlewmeenaysahns) |
| Persian | زیستتابی (zeesttahbee) |
| Polish | bioluminescencja (byawloomeenestsentsyah) |
| Ukrainian | біолюмінесценція (biolyuminestsentsiya) |
| Bengali | জৈব আলো (gyohybaw ahloh) |
| Swedish | bioluminescens (beeooloomeenessuhns) |
| Italian | bioluminescenza (byohluumeenayshentsah) |
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