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reflectin

noun

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

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nounreflectin (countable and uncountable, plural reflectins)

plural reflectins

countableuncountablebiochemistryA 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.

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APA

reflectin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflectin

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“reflectin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflectin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reflectin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reflectin.

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