spongin

[ spuhn-jin ]
/ ˈspʌn dʒɪn /

noun

a scleroprotein occurring in the form of fibers that form the skeleton of certain sponges.

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Origin of spongin

First recorded in 1865–70; sponge + -in2

Words nearby spongin

sponger, spongeware, spongiform, spongiform encephalopathy, spongillafly, spongin, spongio-, spongioblast, spongioblastoma, spongiocyte, spongioid
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British Dictionary definitions for spongin

spongin
/ (ˈspʌndʒɪn) /

noun

a fibrous horny protein that forms the skeletal framework of the bath sponge and related sponges

Word Origin for spongin

C19: from German, from Latin spongia sponge + -in
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