ae|quor|in

ae|quor|in
ae|quor|in «ih KWR uhn», noun.
a protein in certain jellyfish which causes them to glow in the presence of calcium, extracted for use as a natural source of luminescence.
[< New Latin Aequorea the genus name of the jellyfish (< Latin aequor the level sea < aequus level, even) + English -in]

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