Sericin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A viscous gelatinous protein that forms on the surface of raw-silk fibers.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A water-soluble glycoprotein that binds the two fibroin filaments of a silk fibre
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A gelatinous nitrogenous material extracted from crude silk and other similar fiber by boiling water; -- called also silk gelatin.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The gelatinous substance of silk; silk-gelatin.
    • Word Usage
    "The silk is a continuous-filament fiber consisting of fibroin protein, secreted from two salivary glands in the head of each larva, and a gum called sericin, which cements the two filaments together."
    Variant
    silk gelatin   
     
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