Luciferase

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Luciferase \Lu*cif"er*ase\ (l[=oo]*s[i^]f"[~e]r*[=a]s), n.
     (Biochem.)
     an enzyme which catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin, thereby
     producing bioluminescence.
     [PJC]