Definition of Sericin

1. n. A gelatinous nitrogenous material extracted from crude silk and other similar fiber by boiling water; -- called also silk gelatin.

Definition of Sericin

1. Noun. A water-soluble glycoprotein that binds the two fibroin filaments of a silk fibre ¹

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Definition of Sericin

1. a kind of protein [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sericin

1. A silk protein that binds thetwo strands of the raw fibre. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sericin

serializing
serially
serials
seriate
seriated
seriately
seriates
seriatim
seriating
seriation
seriations
seriatum
seric
sericea lespedeza
sericeous
sericin (current term)
sericins
sericious
sericite
sericites
sericitization
sericitizations
sericon
sericons
sericteria
sericterium
serictery
sericultural
sericulture
sericultures

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