fibroin

American  

[fahy-broh-in] / ˈfaɪ broʊ ɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. an indigestible protein that is a principal component of spider webs and silk.

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fibroin British  

/ ˈfaɪbrəʊɪn /

noun

1. a tough elastic protein that is the principal component of spiders' webs and raw silk

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Etymology

Origin of fibroin

1860–65; < French fibroïne; see fibro-, -in ²

Example Sentences

When examined under a microscope, silk fibroin looks like spaghetti or a Jackson Pollock painting.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

In response, the researchers developed a bilayer adhesive hemostat utilizing mussel adhesive proteins that exhibit strong tissue adhesion underwater and silk fibroin extracted from silkworm cocoons.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2024

Silk fibroin -- the structural protein of silk fibers -- can be precisely deposited onto surfaces and easily modified with other chemical and biological molecules to change its properties.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023

The matrix model posits that mineralization occurs in a mantle-secreted matrix of chitin, silk fibroin and acidic proteins.

From Nature • Oct. 3, 2012

Raw silk consists of the true silk fibre known as fibroin and a gummy coating, sericin, which dulls the lustre of the silk unless removed.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.