Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A viscous gelatinous protein that forms on the surface of raw-silk fibers.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The gelatinous substance of silk; silk-gelatin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A gelatinous nitrogenous material extracted from crude silk and other similar fiber by boiling water; -- called also
silk gelatin .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A water-soluble
glycoprotein that binds the twofibroin filaments of asilk fibre
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The silk is a continuous-filament fiber consisting of fibroin protein, secreted from two salivary glands in the head of each larva, and a gum called sericin, which cements the two filaments together.
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Other initiatives for improving vehicle-cabin comfort include the introduction of Fraichir seats featuring fibers coated with sericin, a protein extracted from natural silk that reduces skin irritation, an automatic air conditioner with both a fast-acting pollen-reduction mode and world's first in-car oxygen-level conditioner for maintaining a suitable level of oxygen inside the vehicle cabin.
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The soap is often used in conjunction with carbonate of soda to assist the removal of the sericin, but, whilst carbonates are permissible, it is necessary to avoid an excess of caustic soda.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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_ -- Silk is secured to remove the sericin or silk-glue and adhering matter from the raw silk, producing thereby lustre on the softened fibre and thus preparing it for the dyer.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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The scientists also experimented with droplets of tulsi, flecks of silver, and tiny particles of gummy sericin, a silk protein.
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Natural silk contains the glycoprotein sericin, which causes an immune response when used in medical sutures.
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The sericin is removed by placing the cocoons in hot water, which frees the silk filaments and readies them for reeling.
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In two months, AONTL will begin selling briefs and socks treated with neem, tulsi and sericin.
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When they are ready, they begin cocooning and extrude a semi-liquid mixture of protein and a sticky substance known as sericin.
unknown title 2009
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When they are ready, they begin cocooning and extrude a semi-liquid mixture of protein and a sticky substance known as sericin.
unknown title 2009
artoparts commented on the word sericin
Silk protein used in shampoos etc.
June 2, 2009