English Explanatory Dictionary

sericin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A water-soluble glycoprotein that binds the two fibroin filaments of a silk fibre.

Word forms

sericin sericins

Etymology

From a derivative of Latin sēricus.

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