luciferase
Meaning of luciferase
noun
- an enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of a luciferin, causing it to produce a visible glow.
the light-producing material in a glow-worm's body is oxidized and broken down, with the aid of an enzyme called luciferase
late 19th century: from Latin lucifer ‘light-bearing’ + -ase.
Information about luciferase
- It is a name.
- The plural form of luciferase is: luciferases.
- Languages in which luciferase is used:
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Hyphenation of luciferase
lu-ciferase
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- luciferase is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
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