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luciferin definition

lu·cif·erin (-ər in)

noun

a substance in luminescent organisms, as fireflies, that produces light by combining with oxygen in the presence of luciferase

Etymology: L lucifer (see Lucifer) + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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