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bioluminescence
  زیست-فروزستی  
zist-foruzesti
Fr.: bioluminescence  

The production and emission of light by a living organism as the result of a chemical reaction (→ chemiluminescence). In other words, bioluminescence is chemiluminescence from living organisms. It is widespread in the marine environment, but rare in terrestrial and especially freshwater environments.

See also: → chemi-; → luminescence.