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Word: Luciferin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Latin lucifer ‘light-bearing’ + -in
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
luːˈsɪf(ə)rɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an organic substance, present in luminescent organisms such as fireflies, that produces light when oxidized by the action of the enzyme luciferase
Short Definition:organic substance that produces light when oxidized by action of luciferase
Examples:- the host organism must possess luciferin, a molecule that reacts with oxygen to create light
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