bombycic acid

noun

A constituent of the fluid used by silkworms to dissolve the gum that binds the silk threads of a cocoon

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nounbombycic acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA constituent of the fluid used by silkworms to dissolve the gum that binds the silk threads of a cocoon
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