rufescence

Related to rufescence: Panivorous

ru·fes·cent

 (ro͞o-fĕs′ənt)
adj.
Tinged with red.
[Latin rūfēscēns, rūfēscent-, present participle of rūfēscere, to become red, from rūfus, red, reddish; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
ru·fes′cence n.
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rufescence

1. the tendency to turn red or reddish.
2. reddishness. — rufescent, adj.
See also: Color
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Simultaneous comparison of methods for settlement and metamorphosis induction in the red abalone (Haliotis rufescence).
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The settlement of abalone (Haliotis discus hannai ino) larvae on culture layers of different diatoms

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