Definition of spongin
:a scleroprotein that is the chief constituent of flexible fibers found in certain sponge skeletons
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Origin and Etymology of spongin
German, from Latin spongia sponge
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:a scleroprotein that is the chief constituent of flexible fibers in sponge skeletons
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