[ee-kwawr-in, ee-kwor-] 
| a protein, secreted by certain jellyfish, that produces a blue light upon binding with calcium. |
| ae·quor·in (ē-kwôr'ĭn, ē-kwŏr'-) n. A protein secreted by certain jellyfish that interacts with seawater to produce bioluminescent light. [New Latin Aequorea, jellyfish genus (from Latin aequoreus, of the sea, from aequor, smooth surface, from aequus, smooth) + -in.] |
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