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フィブロイン (ふぃぶろいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

フィブロイン

Meanings

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noun

fibroin

A fibrous protein that is the main component of silk and spider silk.

フィブロインは絹きぬの主しゅ成せい分ぶんである。
Fibroin is the main component of silk.

Similar words

セリシン
Sericin is another silk protein that coats fibroin fibers; fibroin is the core structural protein.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'fibroin', which is derived from Latin 'fibra' (fiber) and the protein suffix '-in'.