Etymology

oxyluciferin

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Today it means: The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase Full definition →

English luciferin ← Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
  3. Englishoxy-
  4. Englishluciferin
  5. English todayoxyluciferin

From oxy- + luciferin.

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