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bioluminesce

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bi-o-lu-mi-nesce
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To luminesce (shine) through bioluminescence

Etymology

From bio- + luminesce.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bioluminesces (present, singular) bioluminescing (participle, present) bioluminesced (participle, past) bioluminesced (past)

Frequently Paired Words

bioluminescent bioluminescence bioluminescently biofluoresce

Questions

What does bioluminesce mean?
To luminesce (shine) through bioluminescence
Where does bioluminesce come from?
From bio- + luminesce.

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