SERICIN


Meaning of SERICIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈser-ə-sən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin sericum silk

Date: circa 1868

: a gelatinous protein that cements the two fibroin filaments in a silk fiber

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.