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oxyluciferin

oxyluciferin noun: the luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase.

Noun

oxyluciferin (countable and uncountable, plural oxyluciferins)

  1. The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase

Forms of oxyluciferin

pluraloxyluciferins

Origin of oxyluciferin

From oxy- + luciferin.

Questions about oxyluciferin

What does oxyluciferin mean?
Oxyluciferin means the luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase.
What part of speech is oxyluciferin?
Oxyluciferin is a noun.
What is the plural of oxyluciferin?
The plural of oxyluciferin is oxyluciferins.

Words near oxyluciferin in the dictionary

  1. oxyliums
  2. oxylobium
  3. oxylophyte
  4. oxylophytes
  5. oxyls
  6. oxyluciferin
  7. oxyluciferins
  8. oxyluminescence
  9. oxyluminescent
  10. oxymatrine
  11. oxymel

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