FIBROINS

Noun

fibroins

plural of fibroin

Source: Wiktionary


FIBROIN

Fi"bro*in ( or ), n. Etym: [L. fibra a fiber.] (Chem.)

Definition: A variety of gelatin; the chief ingredient of raw silk, extracted as a white amorphous mass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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