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aequorin

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ae·quor·in  (-kwôrn, -kwr-)
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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