fibroin

fibroin Definition

fi·broin (fī′brō in)

noun

a pale-yellow, albuminoid protein forming almost the entire thread of a spider and the core of raw silk

Etymology: fibro- + -in

fibroin Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

silk: The major protein of these threads is flagelliform protein, a variety of silk fibroin.

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