"noctilucine" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Latin noctilūca (“firefly”) + -ine. Term coined by British scientist Thomas Lamb Phipson (1833–1908). It appeared first in his article On noctilucine, the phosphorescent principle of luminous animals, published in The chemical new, vol. 32, no. 832, on November 5, 1875. Etymology templates: {{af|en|noctilūca|-ine|lang1=la|t1=firefly}} Latin noctilūca (“firefly”) + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} noctilucine (uncountable)
  1. (biochemistry) A nitrogenous substance in fireflies, glowworms and marine animals, once believed to be responsible for their luminescence. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: noctilucin Translations (substance once believed to be responsible for the bioluminescence): noctilucine [feminine] (French), Noctilucin [neuter] (German)

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