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noctilucin

noctilucin is the alternative form of noctilucine.

Meaning of noctilucine

Noun

noctilucine (uncountable)

  1. A nitrogenous substance in fireflies, glowworms and marine animals, once believed to be responsible for their luminescence.

Questions about noctilucin

What is noctilucin the alternative form of?
Noctilucin is the alternative form of noctilucine.

Words near noctilucin in the dictionary

  1. noctilucas
  2. noctilucence
  3. noctilucent
  4. noctilucent cloud
  5. noctilucent clouds
  6. noctilucin
  7. noctilucine
  8. noctilucoid
  9. noctilucous
  10. noctiluminous
  11. noctious

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