English Explanatory Dictionary

spinneret

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The organ a spider uses to spin its web.
  2. A multipored device through which a plastic polymer melt is extruded into fibers.

Word forms

spinneret spinnerets

Etymology

From spinner + -et.

Related words

spinnerette spinnerule
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