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Grammar : Verb

Spell : loo-muh-nes

Phonetic Transcription : ˌlu məˈnɛs

Definition of luminesce

verb glow

Example sentences :

Luminous bacteria are also very sensitive to oxygen and cease to luminesce in its absence.
Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey

Luminous bacteria will continue to luminesce although they are grown in the dark for many weeks.
Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey

They only luminesce at night and fail to respond to stimulation or are difficult to stimulate during the day.
Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey

On the other hand, a great many forms are able to luminesce quite independently of previous illumination.
Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey

Some forms, ordinarily producing light, will grow, but fail to luminesce at high temperatures.
Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey

This means that for a definite temperature, say, 20°, phosphorus will not luminesce with an oxygen pressure of 583 mm.
Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey

In the case of some of these oxidizers pyrogallol will luminesce in dilute concentrations but not in strong.
Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey

Also, dilute pyrogallol will luminesce with a dilute solution of oxidizer but not with a concentrated solution of oxidizer.
Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey

Esculin will not luminesce with peroxidase and H2O2, but pyrogallol or gallic acid will.
Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey

Phosphorus will only begin to luminesce at a certain small pressure of oxygen.
Extract from : « The Nature of Animal Light » by E. Newton Harvey

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