scleroprotein

(sklir′ə prō′tēn′, skler′-; -prōt′ē in)

noun

any of a class of fibrous animal proteins insoluble in water, including the keratins and collagens

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noun

Any of a class of generally insoluble proteins, such as collagen, found in skeletal and connective tissue. Also called albuminoid.
The protein that permeates the chitin of arthropods.

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