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General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. luciferins: Merriam-Webster
  2. luciferins: Wiktionary
  3. luciferins: Dictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. luciferins: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (luciferin)

noun:  (biochemistry) Any of a class of polycyclic heterocycles that are responsible for the bioluminescence of fireflies, being converted to oxyluciferin by luciferase in the process.
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