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sericin
ser·i·cin [ sérrəssin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
silk protein: a gelatinous protein that binds together the filaments of a silk fiber
[Mid-19th century. < Latin sericum "silk," form of sericus< Greek sērikos (see silk)]
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