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