fibroin

[ fahy-broh-in ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. an indigestible protein that is a principal component of spider webs and silk.

Origin of fibroin

1
1860–65; <French fibroïne;see fibro-, -in2

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fibroin

/ (ˈfaɪbrəʊɪn) /


noun
  1. a tough elastic protein that is the principal component of spiders' webs and raw silk

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