- bi|o|lu|mi|nes|cence
- bi|o|lu|mi|nes|cence «BY oh LOO muh NEHS uhns», noun.phosphorescence or other emission of light by living organisms, such as fireflies and jellyfish.
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chem|i|lu|mi|nes|cence — «KEHM uh LOO muh NEHS uhns», noun. the production of light during a chemical reaction, without a rise in temperature … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|lu|mi|nes|cence — «FOH toh LOO muh NEHS uhns», noun. luminescence caused by the absorption of radiant energy in the form of visible or nonvisible light … Useful english dictionary
son|o|lu|mi|nes|cence — «SON uh LOO muh NEHS uhns», noun. light given off when liquid containing dissolved gas is permeated by high frequency sounds. ╂[< Latin sonus sound + English luminescence] … Useful english dictionary
ther|mo|lu|mi|nes|cence — «THUR moh LOO muh NEHS uhns», noun. 1. the emission of light produced by heat or exposure to high temperature. 2. a method of determining the age of an archaeological specimen by heating it at a controlled rate and measuring the light it emits,… … Useful english dictionary
tri|bo|lu|mi|nes|cence — «TRY boh LOO muh NEHS uhns; TRIHB oh », noun. the quality of emitting light under friction or violent pressure. ╂[< Greek tríbos a rubbing (< tríbein rub) + English luminescence] … Useful english dictionary
ca|nes|cence — «kuh NEHS uhns», noun. hoariness; dull whiteness: »All colour melts away with the canescence from above. The sky is of a dead milkwhite (R. Burton) … Useful english dictionary
ca|thod|o|lu|mi|nes|cence — «kuh THOD uh LOO muh NEHS uhns», noun. a phosphorescent or fluorescent glow excited by the action of cathode rays … Useful english dictionary
crys|tal|lo|lu|mi|nes|cence — «KRIHS tuh loh LOO muh NEHS uhns», noun. the production of light, without a rise in temperature, occurring when a solution crystallizes … Useful english dictionary
e|lec|tro|lu|mi|nes|cence — «ih LEHK troh LOO muh NEHS uhns», noun. light produced without heat by passing an alternating current through a phosphorescent substance: »For example, electroluminescence…has already made possible decorative effects through lighted panels… … Useful english dictionary
ev|a|nes|cence — «EHV uh NEHS uhns», noun. 1. a gradual disappearance; fading away; vanishing: »The gradual evanescence of dogmatic teaching (W. E. H. Lecky). 2. a tendency to disappear or fade away; inability to last long: »This evanescence and lubricity of all… … Useful english dictionary
