bioluminesce

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verb

To luminesce (shine) through bioluminescence

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Meanings

verbbioluminesce (third-person singular simple present bioluminesces, present participle bioluminescing, simple past and past participle bioluminesced)

present singular third person bioluminesces · participle present bioluminescing · participle past bioluminesced · past bioluminesced

  1. To luminesce (shine) through bioluminescence

Origin

From bio- + luminesce.

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APA

bioluminesce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioluminesce

MLA

“bioluminesce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioluminesce. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioluminesce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioluminesce.

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