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Meaning of luciferin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any of a class of polycyclic heterocycles that are responsible for the bioluminescence of fireflies, being converted to oxyluciferin by luciferase in the process.

Equivalents

Esperanto luciferino
Suomi lusiferiini

Examples

“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.””

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

luciferine Luciferism Luciferist luciferous luciferousness luciferyl

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