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sericin

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ser⋅i⋅cin

  [ser-uh-sin]
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–noun
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
Also called silk gum.

Origin:
1835–45; seric- + -in 2
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ser·i·cin   (sěr'ĭ-sĭn)   
n.  A viscous gelatinous protein that forms on the surface of raw-silk fibers.

[Latin sēricus, silken; see serge1 + -in.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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