aequorin
American
[ee-kwawr-in, ee-kwor-]
/ iˈkwɔr ɪn, iˈkwɒr- /
noun
Biochemistry, Histology.
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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