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aequorin

(ē kwôr′in)

noun

a bioluminescent protein extracted from certain jellyfish that emits light when in contact with calcium or strontium ions: used in research to detect and locate calcium

Origin: < Aequorea, genus name of jellyfish + -in

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noun

A protein secreted by certain jellyfish that interacts with seawater to produce bioluminescent light.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin Aequorea, jellyfish genus (from Latin aequoreus, of the sea, from aequor, smooth surface, from aequus, smooth)

Origin: + -in

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