a pale-yellow, albuminoid protein forming almost the entire thread of a spider and the core of raw silk
Origin of fibroin
fibro- + -infibroin
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fibroin
noun
An insoluble white protein that is the essential component of raw silk and spider-web filaments.
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fibroin - Medical Definition
n.
An insoluble white protein that is the essential component of raw silk and spider-web filaments.
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