noctilucinen.

Brit.

/ˌnɒktᵻˈluːsiːn/, U.S.

/ˌnɑktəˈluˌsin/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noctiluca n., -ine suffix⁵.

Etymology: < noctiluca n. + -ine suffix⁵ (see quot. 1872). Compare Phipson's slightly earlier use of French noctilucine:1872 T. L. Phipson in Comptes Rendus 26 Aug. 547 La noctilucine est une nouvelle substance organique qui paraît fort répandue dans la nature.

Biochemistry. disused.

= luciferin n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > light-giving substance

noctilucine1872

1872 T. L. Phipson in Chem. News 13 Sept. 130 I have given the name of noctilucine to a peculiar organic substance..as the substance which causes the production of light in phosphorescent fish.

1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. X. 659 Noctilucine has a syrupy consistence at ordinary temperatures.

1905 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 84/1 The [phosphorescent] light is..produced..by a secretion which issues from it... This secretion has been called noctilucine.

1940 E. N. Harvey Living Light iv. 129 In 1872, Phipson called it noctilucine and described some of its properties.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	noctilucine
释义	noctilucinen. Brit. /ˌnɒktᵻˈluːsiːn/, U.S. /ˌnɑktəˈluˌsin/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: noctiluca n., -ine suffix⁵. Etymology: < noctiluca n. + -ine suffix⁵ (see quot. 1872). Compare Phipson's slightly earlier use of French noctilucine:1872 T. L. Phipson in Comptes Rendus 26 Aug. 547 La noctilucine est une nouvelle substance organique qui paraît fort répandue dans la nature. Biochemistry. disused. = luciferin n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > light-giving substance noctilucine1872 1872 T. L. Phipson in Chem. News 13 Sept. 130 I have given the name of noctilucine to a peculiar organic substance..as the substance which causes the production of light in phosphorescent fish. 1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. X. 659 Noctilucine has a syrupy consistence at ordinary temperatures. 1905 Chambers's Jrnl. Jan. 84/1 The [phosphorescent] light is..produced..by a secretion which issues from it... This secretion has been called noctilucine. 1940 E. N. Harvey Living Light iv. 129 In 1872, Phipson called it noctilucine and described some of its properties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1872
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