Spongin
Pronunciation : Spon"gin
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The chemical basis of sponge tissue, a nitrogenous, hornlike substance which on decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and glycocoll.
(Physiol. Chem.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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