reflectin
reflectin · reflectins
A protein, found in certain squids, that self-organizes into a film of regularly…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
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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
Origin
From reflect + -in.From reflect + -in.
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Forms
plural: reflectins| Singular | reflectin |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable