reflectin
English
noun
Definitions
- (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
Etymology
Suffix from English reflect.
Origin
English
reflect
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- reflect English
- reflectability English
- reflectable English
- reflectance English
- reflectarray English
- reflectest English
- reflecteth English
- reflectible English
- reflective English
- reflectogram English
- reflectograph English
- reflectography English
- reflectometer English
- reflectometry English
- reflectoporn English
- reflector English
- reflectron English
- retroreflect English
- self-reflect English
- reflexio Latin