conchiolin

noun

con·​chi·​o·​lin

variants or less commonly conchyolin

käŋˈkīələ̇n also kȯŋ-

plural -s

: a scleroprotein forming the organic basis of mollusk shells (as mother-of-pearl) see nacre sense 2

Word History

Etymology

conchiolin from conch- + -i- + -ol + -in; conchyolin alteration of conchiolin

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