skinbow

English

Etymology

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

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.