skinbow

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of skin +‎ rainbow, coined in 2016 in a paper by C. H. Chen et al, Multicolor Cell Barcoding Technology for Long-Term Surveillance of Epithelial Regeneration in Zebrafish.

Adjective[edit]

skinbow (not comparable)

  1. (neologism) Of a zebrafish: having been genetically engineered to have a skin of many colours, to aid in the visualization of changes in its cells.