ganoin

or gan·o·ine

[ gan-oh-in ]

nounIchthyology.
  1. a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.

Origin of ganoin

1
First recorded in 1855–60; gano(id) + -in2

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