reflectin

See also: reflectín

English

Etymology

From reflect +‎ -in.

Noun

reflectin (countable and uncountable, plural reflectins)

1. (biochemistry) A protein, found in certain squids, that self-organizes into a film of regularly spaced stripes, the separation of which functions as a tunable diffraction grating to produce a range of reflective colours in the animal's skin

Anagrams

• fernticle