🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

生物発光

Pronunciation / Transliteration: seibutsu hakkō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bioluminescence/ˌbaɪ.oʊˌluː.mɪˈnɛs.əns/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"夜光虫の生物発光によって海面が青く輝いていた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

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As noun
  1. 1

    The production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction.

    "The bioluminescence of the deep-sea fish attracted both prey and mates in the pitch-black water."

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'bios' meaning life combined with Neo-Latin 'luminescentia', a derivative of Latin 'lumen' meaning light. Coined in the late 19th century to describe the production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction.

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