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bioluminescence

production of light by certain enzyme-catalyzed reactions in cells
Intangible biological_process Q179924
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Summary

bioluminescence is a biological process[1]. bioluminescence draws 5,003 Wikipedia views per month (biological process category, ranking #76 of 442).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: color in nature[3]
  • Subclass of: cell metabolism[4], luminescence[5]
  • Commons category: Bioluminescence[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bioluminescence[7]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8], The Encyclopedia Americana[9], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[10]
  • Different from: iridescence[11], biofluorescence[12], phosphorescence[13], fluorescence[14]
  • Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0008218[15]

Why It Matters

bioluminescence has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] bioluminescence is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → bioluminescence
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: bioluminescence, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289910341|bioluminescence (#289910341)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2daD7I
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0452270-bioluminiscence
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0452270-bioluminiscence, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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