bioluminescent

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adjective

Exhibiting bioluminescence.

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OriginEnglish luminescent ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- →
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Meanings

adjectivebioluminescent (comparative more bioluminescent, superlative most bioluminescent)

comparative more bioluminescent · superlative most bioluminescent

  1. biochemistryExhibiting bioluminescence.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjective(of living organisms) emitting light

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishluminescent
  6. Englishbioluminescent

From bio- + luminescent.

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Translations

Catalan bioluminescent
  • bioluminescentexhibiting bioluminescence
Czech bioluminiscenční
  • bioluminiscenčníexhibiting bioluminescence
Finnish bioluminesoiva
  • bioluminesoivaexhibiting bioluminescence
French bioluminescent
  • bioluminescentexhibiting bioluminescence
German biolumineszent
  • biolumineszentexhibiting bioluminescence
Hungarian biolumineszcens
  • biolumineszcensexhibiting bioluminescence
Italian bioluminescente
  • bioluminescenteexhibiting bioluminescence
Polish bioluminescencyjny
  • bioluminescencyjnyexhibiting bioluminescence
Portuguese bioluminescente
  • bioluminescenteexhibiting bioluminescence
Romanian bioluminescent
  • bioluminescentexhibiting bioluminescence
Spanish bioluminescente
  • bioluminescenteexhibiting bioluminescence

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bioluminescent

crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
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Cite this entry
APA

bioluminescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioluminescent

MLA

“bioluminescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioluminescent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bioluminescent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioluminescent.

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