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Firefly
(gcide) | Firefly \Fire"fly`\, n.; pl. Fireflies. (Zool.)
Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the
family Lampyrid[ae].
[1913 Webster]
Note: The common American species belong to the genera
Photinus (especially Photinus pyralis) and
Photuris, in which both sexes are winged. The name is
also applied to luminous species of Elaterid[ae]. See
Fire beetle.
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Firefly luciferin
(gcide) | Firefly luciferin \Fire"fly` lu*cif"er*in\, n. (Biochem.)
a type of luciferin produced by the firefly {Photinus
pyralis}.
Note: Its structure has been elucidated, and chemically it is
recognized as
4,5-Dihydro-2-(6-hydroxy-2-benzothiazol-2-yl)-4-thiazolecarboxylic
acid, C11H8N3O2S2. It has found use in a very
sensitive assay for ATP, in which concentrations of ATP
as low as 10^-11 molar can be detected. --[MI11]
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