fibroin

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noun

A tough elastic protein that is the main component of silk and of spider's webs

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Meanings

nounfibroin (plural fibroins)

plural fibroins

  1. biochemistryA tough elastic protein that is the main component of silk and of spider's webs

Translations

Catalan fibroïna
  • fibroïnaprotein
French fibroïne
  • fibroïneprotein
Italian fibroina
  • fibroinaprotein
Spanish fibroína
  • fibroínaprotein
Cite this entry
APA

fibroin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibroin

MLA

“fibroin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibroin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fibroin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fibroin.

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