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
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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012