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sericin definition

seri·cin (ser′ə sin)

noun

a resinous, amorphous substance that bonds the two gossamer filaments in a raw silk fiber

Etymology: < L sericus, silk (see serge) + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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