名詞 luciferin:

1. pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation

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n.（名詞）
A chemical substance present in the cells of bioluminescent organisms, such as fireflies, that produces an almost heatless, bluish-green light when oxidized under the catalytic effects of luciferase.
熒光素：存在于生物性發(fā)光有機(jī)體（比如螢火蟲）中的一種化學(xué)物質(zhì)，它在熒光素酶催化作用下氧化時發(fā)生幾乎沒有熱量的藍(lán)綠光

來源：
Latin lôcifer [light-bringing] * see Lucifer
拉丁語 lôcifer [帶來光的] *參見 Lucifer
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