Fibroin definition
An insoluble white protein that is the essential component of raw silk and spider-web filaments.
noun
A pale-yellow, albuminoid protein forming almost the entire thread of a spider and the core of raw silk.
noun
An insoluble white protein that is the essential component of raw silk and spider-web filaments.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
fibroin
Plural:
fibroins