bioluminescência

Portuguese

Etymology

From bio- +‎ luminescência.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.o.lu.mi.neˈsẽ.si.ɐ/ [ˌbi.o.lu.mi.neˈsẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌbi.o.lu.mi.neˈsẽ.sjɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.o.lu.mi.neˈsẽ.si.ɐ/ [ˌbi.o.lu.mi.neˈsẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˌbi.o.lu.mi.neˈsẽ.sjɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbi.o.lu.mi.neˈsẽ.si.a/ [ˌbi.o.lu.mi.neˈsẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˌbi.o.lu.mi.neˈsẽ.sja/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ˌbi.ɔ.lu.mi.nɨʃˈsẽ.sjɐ/, /ˌbi.ɔ.lu.mi.nɨˈʃẽ.sjɐ/

• Rhymes: -ẽsjɐ

Noun

bioluminescência f (plural bioluminescências)

1. (biochemistry) bioluminescence (emission of light by a living organism)

Related terms

• bioluminescente

Further reading

• “bioluminescência”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024