aequorin

noun

ae·​quo·​rin

ēˈkwȯrə̇n,

-ōr-

plural -s

: a bioluminescent protein of jellyfish (genus Aequorea) that emits light in response to the addition of calcium or strontium and is used to demonstrate the presence and distribution of calcium in cells

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Aequorea aequorea + -in entry 1

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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