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bombycic acid

bombycic acid noun: a constituent of the fluid used by silkworms to dissolve the gum that binds the silk threads of a cocoon.

Noun

bombycic acid (uncountable)

  1. A constituent of the fluid used by silkworms to dissolve the gum that binds the silk threads of a cocoon

Questions about bombycic acid

What does bombycic acid mean?
Bombycic acid means a constituent of the fluid used by silkworms to dissolve the gum that binds the silk threads of a cocoon.
What part of speech is bombycic acid?
Bombycic acid is a noun.

Words near bombycic acid in the dictionary

  1. bombsites
  2. bombus
  3. bombweed
  4. bombworthy
  5. bombycic
  6. bombycic acid
  7. bombycid
  8. bombycids
  9. bombycillid
  10. bombycillids
  11. bombycilloid

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