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spongin

[spuhn-jin]

noun

a scleroprotein occurring in the form of fibers that form the skeleton of certain sponges.

Origin:
1865–70; sponge + -in²

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spongin (ˈspʌndʒɪn)

—n
	a fibrous horny protein that forms the skeletal framework of the bath sponge and related sponges

[C19: from German, from Latin spongiasponge + -in]

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