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lusiferase

lusiferase is the misspelling of luciferase.

Meaning of luciferase

Noun

luciferase (plural luciferases)

  1. Any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin.
    • Aptly enough, glowworms light up their underworld with a pair of chemicals that have a satanic etymology—luciferins and luciferases, after the Latin for “light bringer.”2017 October 6, Ed Yong, “The Most Beautiful Death Trap”, in The Atlantic

Questions about lusiferase

What is lusiferase the misspelling of?
Lusiferase is the misspelling of luciferase.

Words near lusiferase in the dictionary

  1. Lushootseed
  2. Lushun
  3. Lushunkou
  4. lushy
  5. Lusi
  6. lusiferase
  7. Lusignan
  8. Lusignans
  9. lusinotropic
  10. lusism
  11. lusisms

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