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fibroin
CIDE DICTIONARY
fibroin, n. [L. fibra a fiber.].
A variety of gelatin; the chief ingredient of raw silk, extracted as a white amorphous mass. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fibroin, n. a protein which is the chief constituent of silk.
Etymology
FIBRO- + -IN
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