CONCHIOLIN


Meaning of CONCHIOLIN in English

/kong kuy"euh lin/ , n. Biochem.

a fibrous protein that forms the iridescent inner layer, as mother-of-pearl, in the shells of mollusks.

[ 1865-70; CONCH + -I- + -ol- ( -olus -OLE 1 ) + -IN 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .