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Definition of "bioluminescent" [bioluminescent]

  • Exhibiting bioluminescence. (adjective)

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Use "bioluminescent" in a sentence
  • "Photomorphs perhaps, or some other extraordinary kind of bioluminescent creature, possibly new to science."
  • "Its tiny "bioluminescent" body part is lodged permanently within its shell, but the shell amplifies the light, and the faint glow it produces illuminates the whole shell surface."
  • "But if architects can overcome these limitations and make the connection between artificial structures and natural ones, we could harness 'metabolic materials' such as bioluminescent bacteria that produce light through biochemistry, for example, and reduce our energy drain on the grid."