Biofluoresce

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    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."

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"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."

Etymology

From bio- + fluoresce.

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