Search Results for: emission
Phosphorescence
Definition noun The delayed emission of light at temperatures below incandescence, as a result of a previous light... Read More
Fluorescence
Definition noun The absorption and the immediate re-emission of light or photon, which has longer wavelength when re-emitted... Read More
photobiology
Photobiology Definition Photobiology, the biology of light, is a subdiscipline in biology. It focuses on the effects of... Read More
Radioactive decay
radioactive decay (Science: physics) The process by which a spontaneous change in nuclear state takes place. This process is... Read More
Brief Review on Climate Change and Tropical Peatlands
Peat soils are formed from biochemical process on moderately decomposed vegetation by aerobic microorganisms. It is mostly... Read More
Synergistic effect
Synergistic Effects Definition In biology, synergistic effects are the effects when chemical substances or biological... Read More
Bioluminescence
Definition noun The production and emission of light by an organism; the capability of an organism to produce and emit light... Read More
Luciferase
Definition noun, plural: luciferases Any of the group of enzymes that act on the oxidation of luciferin of bioluminescent... Read More
Radioactive atom
Radioactive atom (Science: chemistry, physics) An atom with an unstable nucleus, which emits particulate or electromagnetic... Read More
Transmutation
Definition noun, plural: transmutation (1) (biology) The evolutionary transformation of one species to another, as... Read More
Activation energy
Definition noun The amount of energy (in joules) needed to convert all the molecules in one mole of a reacting substance... Read More
Electromagnetic radiation
Definition noun The radiation that consists of associated, interacting electric and magnetic field waves traveling at the... Read More
Copulation
Copulation sexual contact of a male with a receptive female usually followed by emission of sperm. Limited to non-human... Read More
Disintegration
Disintegration The process by which anything is disintegrated; the condition of anything which is disintegrated. (Science:... Read More
Active transport
Active transport is a type of cellular transport in which substances (e.g. ions, glucose, and amino acids) are transported... Read More