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aequorin

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[ee-kwawr-in, ee-kwor-] / iˈkwɔr ɪn, iˈkwɒr- /

noun

Biochemistry, Histology.

  1. a protein, secreted by certain jellyfish, that produces a blue light upon binding with calcium.

Etymology

Origin of aequorin

1965–70; < New Latin Aequor ( ea ) a genus of jellyfish that produces such a protein ( Latin: feminine of aequoreus of the sea, equivalent to aequor level surface, the sea + -eus -eous ) + -in 2

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