繊せん維い素そ

Word family

• 繊せん維い素そ原げん

  fibrinogen

• 硝しょう酸さん繊せん維い素そ

  cellulose nitrate

• 酢さく酸さん繊せん維い素そ

  cellulose acetate

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Written forms

• 繊せん維い素そ

  Standard kanji spelling for cellulose and fibrin.

• 線せん維い素そ

  Alternate kanji spelling; 線 is a common variant for 繊 in this compound.

Etymology

Compound of 繊維 (せんい, 'fiber') and 素 (そ, 'element'). The spelling 線維素 uses the variant 線 ('line, thread') for 繊. The term was coined in Japanese scientific vocabulary to translate Western biochemical concepts.