luciferase

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luciferase

noun luciferases

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.”

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noun biochemistry: any one of a group of enzymes that produce bioluminescence by oxidizing luciferin

Français	luciférase

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@misc{luciferase_2026,
  title = {luciferase},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/luciferase},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}