Antonyms for luminesce
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : loo-muh-nes |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌlu məˈnɛs |
Definition of luminesce
- verb glow
- 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
Synonyms for luminesce
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