aequŏrĕus

  • 41aequorea — ēˈkwōrēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of aequoreus of the sea, from aequor sea, even surface, from aequus even, equal more at equal : a cosmopolitan genus (the type of the family Aequoridae) of brilliantly… …

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  • 42aequorin — ēˈkwȯrə̇n, ōr noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Aequorea + English in : 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… …

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