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con•chi•o•lin
(kong kī′ə lin),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
- Biochemistrya fibrous protein that forms the iridescent inner layer, as mother-of-pearl, in the shells of mollusks.
- Latin -olus -ole1) + -in2
- conch + -i- + -ol- (1865–70