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, →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.

Derived terms

• biofluorescently

Related terms

• biofluorescence
• biofluoresce

See also

• bioluminescent