Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxyluciferin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oxy-lu-ciferin
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English luciferin English oxyluciferin From oxy- + luciferin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

oxyluciferins (plural)

Questions

What does oxyluciferin mean?: The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase
Where does oxyluciferin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English luciferin English oxyluciferin From oxy- + luciferin.

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