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luciferin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *léwks Proto-Italic *louks Latin lūx Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin lūcifer Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English luciferin From Latin lūcifer (“light bringer”) + English -in.

luciferins (plural)

aminoluciferin luciferyl luciferase oxyluciferin

What does luciferin mean?: Any of a class of polycyclic heterocycles that are responsible for the bioluminescence of fireflies, being converted to oxyluciferin by luciferase in the process.
Where does luciferin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *léwks Proto-Italic *louks Latin lūx Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰorós Proto-Italic *-foros Latin -fer Latin lūcifer Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English luciferin From Latin lūcifer (“light bringer”) + English -in.

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