biofluoresce
biofluoresce verb: to exhibit biofluorescence.
Verb
biofluoresce (third-person singular simple present biofluoresces, present participle biofluorescing, simple past and past participle biofluoresced)
- To exhibit biofluorescence
- Marine organisms biofluoresce by absorbing the dominant blue light, and reemitting it at a longer, lower energy wavelength, visually resulting in green, orange, and red fluorescence.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
Forms of biofluoresce
| third-person singular present | biofluoresces |
|---|---|
| present participle | biofluorescing |
| past participle | biofluoresced |
| past | biofluoresced |
Origin of biofluoresce
From bio- + fluoresce.
Questions about biofluoresce
- What does biofluoresce mean?
- Biofluoresce means to exhibit biofluorescence.
- What part of speech is biofluoresce?
- Biofluoresce is a verb.
- What is the past tense of biofluoresce?
- The past tense of biofluoresce is biofluoresced.
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