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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Luciferase

/(lo͞o*sĭf"ẽr*ās)/ · Lu·cif·er·ase · IPA
01 n. an enzyme which catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin, thereby producing bioluminescence.
  1. 1.
    an enzyme which catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin, thereby producing bioluminescence.(Biochem.)