biofluorescent

English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ fluorescent.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

biofluorescent (not comparable)

  1. Exhibiting biofluorescence.
    • 2015 November 12, “Adaptive Evolution of Eel Fluorescent Proteins from Fatty Acid Binding Proteins Produces Bright Fluorescence in the Marine Environment”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      This discovery led to a series of expeditions to the Caribbean and South Pacific where several species of biofluorescent eels, representing several anguilliform families, were collected and analyzed.

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