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biofluorescent

biofluorescent adjective: exhibiting biofluorescence.

Adjective

biofluorescent (not comparable)

  1. Exhibiting biofluorescence.
    • 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.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

Origin of biofluorescent

From bio- + fluorescent.

Words formed from biofluorescent

Words that rhyme with biofluorescent

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Questions about biofluorescent

What does biofluorescent mean?
Biofluorescent means exhibiting biofluorescence.
What part of speech is biofluorescent?
Biofluorescent is an adjective.

Words near biofluorescent in the dictionary

  1. biofluidics
  2. biofluids
  3. biofluoresce
  4. biofluoresced
  5. biofluorescence
  6. biofluorescent
  7. biofluorescently
  8. biofluoresces
  9. biofluorescing
  10. biofoam
  11. biofoams

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