What does noctiluca mean?
Noctiluca means (obsolete) A firefly, glowworm..
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/ˌnɒk.tɪˈluː.kə/ · noun
(obsolete) A firefly, glowworm..
If a number of noctilucas are punctured with a needle, causing the cells to collapse, and are then subjected to an interrupted current, they respond just as uninjured cells do.
Use noctiluca when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Noctiluca means (obsolete) A firefly, glowworm..
Common synonyms include noctiluca miliaris.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
If a number of noctilucas are punctured with a needle, causing the cells to collapse, and are then subjected to an interrupted current, they respond just as uninjured cells do.
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