First Known Use: circa 1868
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sericin
noun ser·i·cin \ˈser-ə-sən\
Definition of SERICIN
: a gelatinous protein that cements the two fibroin filaments in a silk fiber
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Origin of SERICIN
International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin sericum silk
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