Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sericin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sericin
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A water-soluble glycoprotein that binds the two fibroin filaments of a silk fibre.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Processing the harvested cocoons begins with grading and then boiling them in soapy water to soften the sericin that binds the fibers together."

Etymology

From a derivative of Latin sēricus.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sericins (plural)

Questions

What does sericin mean?: A water-soluble glycoprotein that binds the two fibroin filaments of a silk fibre.
Where does sericin come from?: From a derivative of Latin sēricus.

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