SERICIN


Meaning of SERICIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ser- ə -s ə n

Function: 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

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