conchiolin

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kong kīə lin)


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con•chi•o•lin  (kong kīə lin),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. 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


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