luminesce
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In 1969, scientists discovered that all metals luminesce to some degree, but the intervening years failed to yield a clear understanding of how this occurs.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2024
The squid produces the luminescent luciferase enzyme, so bacteria living outside the squid do not luminesce.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The ability to luminesce does not benefit free-living bacteria, so free-living bacteria do not produce luciferase.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The squid provides certain nutrients that allow the bacteria to luminesce.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
These animals and habitats look more realistic than those at other light shows because of their sculpted forms — you could almost mistake them for the real thing, if not for their luminesce.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
Gray-cap mold is everywhere; their fungal constructions grow to the size of buildings, blocking streets, billowing in the wind, and luminescing at night.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 14, 2015
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