luciferin
luciferin — 名詞
1. a natural chemical found in living things that glow, for example fireflies; it p
螢光素
讓生物發出冷光的天然化學物質
a natural chemical found in living things that glow, for example fireflies; it produces light with almost no heat when it reacts with oxygen.
Rachid learned that luciferin is the chemical that makes a firefly glow at night.
Rachid 學到，螢光素是讓螢火蟲在夜裡發光的化學物質。
luciferin + chemical that makes a living thing glow
When luciferin reacts with oxygen, it gives off a soft light.
螢光素與氧氣起反應時，會發出柔和的光。
luciferin + reacts with oxygen + gives off light
Scientists in Imran's lab study luciferin because it makes light without making much heat.
Imran 實驗室裡的科學家研究螢光素，因為它發光時幾乎不產生熱。
Aylin's biology book explains that fireflies make their light from luciferin inside their bodies.
Aylin 的生物課本說明，螢火蟲靠體內的螢光素製造光。
Without luciferin, the firefly in Mizuki's garden jar would not glow after dark.
沒有螢光素，Mizuki 花園玻璃罐裡的螢火蟲天黑後就不會發光。