spidroin

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noun

The main type of protein in spiders' dragline silk.

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Meanings

nounspidroin (plural spidroins)

plural spidroins

  1. biochemistryThe main type of protein in spiders' dragline silk.

Origin

From spider + -o- + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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