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Meaning of spongin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A horny, sulfur-containing protein, related to keratin, that forms the skeletal structure of certain classes of sponges. A proteinaceous compound of which the spicules in Demospongiae are composed.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Sponginess Sponging sponging-house spongioblast spongioblastoma spongiocyte

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