Meanings
verbbiofluoresce (third-person singular simple present biofluoresces, present participle biofluorescing, simple past and past participle biofluoresced)
present singular third person biofluoresces · participle present biofluorescing · participle past biofluoresced · past 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
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
- Latinfluō
- Latinfluor
- Englishfluor
- Englishfluorite
- Middle Low Germanspar
- Old Englishspærstān
- Middle Englishsparston
- Englishsparstonebf.
- Englishspar
- Englishfluorspar
- Englishfluorescencebf.
- Englishfluoresce
- Englishbiofluoresce
Cite this entry
APA
biofluoresce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biofluoresce
MLA
“biofluoresce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biofluoresce. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biofluoresce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biofluoresce.
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