conchiolin

[ kong-kahy-uh-lin ]

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

Origin of conchiolin

1
1865–70; conch + -i- + -ol- (<Latin -olus-ole1) + -in2

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British Dictionary definitions for conchiolin

conchiolin

/ (kɒŋˈkaɪəlɪn) /


noun
  1. a fibrous insoluble protein that forms the basic structure of the shells of molluscs. Formula: C 30 H 48 O 11 N 9

Origin of conchiolin

1
C19: from conch; see -in

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