SPINNERET


Meaning of SPINNERET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌspi-nə-ˈret ]

noun

Date: 1826

1. : an organ (as of a spider or caterpillar) for producing threads of silk from the secretion of silk glands

2. or spin·ner·ette : a small metal plate, thimble, or cap with fine holes through which a chemical solution (as of cellulose) is forced in the spinning of man-made filaments (as of rayon or nylon)

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