conchiolin

(käŋ kīə lin)

noun

an albuminoid protein of mollusks, forming the main portion of the organic matrix of the shell

Origin: < L concha, a mussel (see conch) + -ol + -in

See conchiolin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A protein substance that is the organic basis of mollusk shells.

Origin:

Origin: conch

Origin: + -ol1

Origin: + -in

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