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conchiolin
con·chi·o·lin [ kong k əlin, kon k əlin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
protein forming mollusk shell: a fibrous protein in mollusk shells
[Late 19th century. < modern Latin conchiola "little shell" < Latin concha (see conch)]
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