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Most of the analyzed studies took the luminescing chemicals out of an organism to test them.
On the other hand, ostracods and copepods will still luminesce after years of dessication.
Esculin will not luminesce with peroxidase and H2O2, but pyrogallol or gallic acid will.
Phosphorus will only begin to luminesce at a certain small pressure of oxygen.
Luminous bacteria are also very sensitive to oxygen and cease to luminesce in its absence.
Luminous bacteria will continue to luminesce although they are grown in the dark for many weeks.
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On this page you'll find 40 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to luminesce, such as: blare, blaze, blush, brighten, color, and crimson.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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