luminesce
Origin of luminesce
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How to use luminesce in a sentence
Most of the analyzed studies took the luminescing chemicals out of an organism to test them.
Ocean acidification may make some species glow brighter | Bethany Brookshire | January 11, 2021 | Science NewsOn the other hand, ostracods and copepods will still luminesce after years of dessication.
The Nature of Animal Light | E. Newton HarveyEsculin will not luminesce with peroxidase and H2O2, but pyrogallol or gallic acid will.
The Nature of Animal Light | E. Newton HarveyPhosphorus will only begin to luminesce at a certain small pressure of oxygen.
The Nature of Animal Light | E. Newton HarveyLuminous bacteria are also very sensitive to oxygen and cease to luminesce in its absence.
The Nature of Animal Light | E. Newton Harvey
Luminous bacteria will continue to luminesce although they are grown in the dark for many weeks.
The Nature of Animal Light | E. Newton Harvey
British Dictionary definitions for luminesce
/ (ˌluːmɪˈnɛs) /
(intr) to exhibit luminescence
Origin of luminesce
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