LUCIFERIN

luciferin

(noun) pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

luciferin (plural luciferins)

(biochemistry) Any of a class of polycyclic heterocycles that are responsible for the bioluminescence of fireflies, being converted to oxyluciferin by luciferase in the process.

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Word of the Day

18 January 2025

SHTIK

(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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