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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONCHIOLIN

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONCHIOLIN

conchiolin  [kɒŋˈkaɪəlɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONCHIOLIN

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conjunction
determiner
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Conchiolin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CONCHIOLIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

conchiolin

Conchiolin

Conchiolin are complex proteins which are secreted by a mollusc's outer epithelium. These proteins are part of a matrix of organic macromolecules, mainly proteins and polysaccharides, that assembled together form the microenvironment where crystals nucleate and grow. This organic matrix also holds and binds to the crystals of aragonite which give such shells their stiffness. The ions necessary to form calcium carbonate are also secreted by the mantle, but it is the tailored environment created by the organic matrix which causes aragonite crystals to nucleate, in much the same way that collagen nucleates hydroxyapatite crystals. Conchiolin serves as a relatively flexible, crack-deflecting matrix for the mineral aggregate particles; its strength and the strong bonding of perlucin can in some cases give the finished material an impressive level of toughness. As well as providing a matrix into which the hard calcium carbonate part of the shell is precipitated, many species of mollusks also have an outer shell layer called the periostracum which is composed of the protein conchiolin.

Definition of conchiolin in the English dictionary

The definition of conchiolin in the dictionary is a fibrous insoluble protein that forms the basic structure of the shells of molluscs. Formula: C30H48O11N9.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONCHIOLIN


Adrenalin
əˈdrɛnəlɪn
adrenaline
əˈdrɛnəlɪn
capelin
ˈkæpəlɪn
chamberlain
ˈtʃeɪmbəlɪn
etiolin
ˈiːtɪəlɪn
formalin
ˈfɔːməlɪn
Hamelin
ˈhæməlɪn
hyalin
ˈhaɪəlɪn
hyaline
ˈhaɪəlɪn
kaolin
ˈkeɪəlɪn
kaoline
ˈkeɪəlɪn
luteolin
ˈluːtɪəlɪn
madeleine
ˈmædəlɪn
magdalen
ˈmæɡdəlɪn
naphthalene
ˈnæfθəlɪn
ptyalin
ˈtaɪəlɪn
Ritalin
ˈrɪtəlɪn
sphingomyelin
ˌsfɪŋɡəʊˈmaɪəlɪn
trampoline
ˈtræmpəlɪn
zeppelin
ˈzɛpəlɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONCHIOLIN

concha
conchae
conchal
conchate
conche
conchie
conchies
conchiferous
conchiform
conchiglie
conchitis
concho
Conchobar
conchoid
conchoidal
conchoidally
conchological
conchologist
conchology
conchy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONCHIOLIN

cipolin
colin
Dolin
first violin
francolin
mandolin
pangolin
parvolin
phaseolin
sassolin
trampolin
tropaeolin
tropeolin
violin

Synonyms and antonyms of conchiolin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «conchiolin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONCHIOLIN

Find out the translation of conchiolin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of conchiolin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «conchiolin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贝壳硬蛋白
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conquiolina
570 millions of speakers

English

conchiolin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

conchiolin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كونكيولين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

конхиолин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conchiolin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

conchiolin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

conchyoline
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Conchiolin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Conchiolin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

コンキオリン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

콘키
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Conchiolin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

conchiolin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொங்கியோலின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शल्यचिकित्सक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

konşiolin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

conchiolina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

konchiolina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

конхіолін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

conchiolin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

conchiolin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

conchiolin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

conchiolin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

conchiolin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of conchiolin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONCHIOLIN»

The term «conchiolin» is used very little and occupies the 167.491 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONCHIOLIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «conchiolin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «conchiolin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about conchiolin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONCHIOLIN»

Discover the use of conchiolin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to conchiolin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biomineralization and Biological Metal Accumulation: ...
The insoluble matrix is the classical conchiolin. It is primarily an aggregate of proteinaceous material although a significant polysaccharide content has been detected in many species (13, 23, 41). As much as 70 % of the total nitrogen in this ...
P. Westbroek, E.W. de Jong, 1983
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The Mystery of the Pearl
next layer, there is a conchiolin nucleus, which is in reality 0.24 mm in diameter. Inside this nucleus there is the real conchiolin-nucleus which has a diameter of 0.13 mm. Pl. XXIV 50£ is an enlargement of this nucleus, which with the two other  ...
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Radiocarbon Dating: Proceedings of the Ninth International ...
TABLE 3 Radiocarbon Determinations on Carbonate and Organic/Conchiolin Fractions of Marine Shell Samples from the Southern California and West Mexican Coastal Archaeological Deposits Sample number Provenience Sample type ...
Rainer Berger, Hans Eduard Suess, 1979
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Mollusca
hydroxylysine except for Helix pomatia (Piez, 1961) and of cystine (Roche et al., 1951; Stegemann, 1961a,b), conchiolin differs from collagen and resembles the keratin-myosin-epidermin-fibrin group of proteins (Wilbur and Watabe, 1963; ...
Marcel Florkin, 2014
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The Pearl Oyster
Concretions of conchiolin are quite often observed within both the prismatic and nacre layers of the pearl, where they show up as individual lumps, fine lines or accentuated rings, and are usually arranged parallel to the concentric structure.
Paul Southgate, John Lucas, 2011
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Skeletal Biomineralization: Pattern, Processes, and ...
Any differences in amino acid composition associated with the polymorphs deposited or with the different shell layer types are less than the variations between taxonomic groups (Gregoire, 1972a; Crenshaw, 1982) . Now conchiolin is thought ...
Joseph G. Carter, 1990
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Molecular Biomineralization: Aquatic Organisms Forming ...
Interestingly, he also showed that the prisms conchiolin, i.e., the substance that composes the interprismatic walls, was different in its amino acid composition from the nacre conchiolin. Half a century later, Roche et al. (1951) and Ranson ...
W.E.G. Müller, 2011
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Pearl Oyster Health Management: A Manual
FIGURE 3.2.1 A focal area of broad based conchiolin deposition in P. margaritifera from Manihiki lagoon. The pallial line (arrowhead) indicates the original position of the mantle, while the conchiolin deposit (arrows) lies outside a portion of the ...
Melba G. Bondad-Reantaso, Sharon Elizabeth McGladdery, Franck C. J. Berthe, 2007
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Fossil Invertebrates
The formation of the shell begins with the thin, flexible periostracum which consists of conchiolin. Sometimes this alone makes up the shell material ( anodontids in salt seas). It is connected to the conchiolin network which permeates the whole ...
Ulrich Lehmann, 1983
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Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica
The Conchiolin must be the irritant producing the inflammation of the bones. The retarding of the blood stream in capillaries of the marrow must be consequent upon the accumulation of Conchiolin in the vessels, causing obliteration of the ...
T. F. Allen, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONCHIOLIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term conchiolin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tiny hexagonal plates of aragonite, a form of calcium carbonate, are arranged in layers alternating with conchiolin, a flexible protein similar to ... «AutoSpies.com, Mar 15»
2
Rolls-Royce Phantom Serenity
Tiny hexagonal plates of aragonite, a form of calcium carbonate, are arranged in layers alternating with conchiolin, a flexible protein similar to ... «Top Speed, Feb 15»
3
M&C enters Japan luxury market with inaugural Tokyo hotel
Guests can try Mikimoto Cosmetics products that contain the pearl protein conchiolin, and bathe with the special bath salts made with pearl ... «TTG Asia, Dec 14»
4
Art on the Wrist: Mother of Pearl on dials
... mother of pearl is created as multiple layers of very brittle aragonite (a form of calcium carbonate) with conchiolin, a flexible protein secreted ... «Artinfo UK, Nov 14»
5
Pearls hitting record prices at auction
... in the wild - or 'natural pearls' - are rare but extremely valuable and are made up of nearly 100 per cent calcium carbonate and conchiolin. «Daily Mail, Sep 14»
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Pearls are now a girl's best friend thanks to the Kate Duchess of …
... in the wild - or 'natural pearls' - are rare but extremely valuable and are made up of nearly 100 per cent calcium carbonate and conchiolin. «Daily Mail, May 14»
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Reviews: 'Slip' by Cullen Bailey Burns, 'The Scent of Water' by …
Barone describes the “conchiolin arks of escargot” and a “deasil wind.” In her playful homages to William Blake, she adds footnotes to define ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Feb 14»
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Fibonacci Numbers: A Measure of Beauty
... an internal spiral extends consisting of a number of chambers with mother-of-pearl (calcium carbonate and conchiolin secreted by the mantle ... «Onislam.net, Dec 13»
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Pearl DNA Analysis Now Possible: Method Could Help Industry ID …
... the shellfish creates a sac and deposits a mixture of the mineral aragonite and an organic compound called conchiolin, a composite typically ... «International Business Times, Oct 13»
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From Spongebobs to bullet ants... nature's unnatural wonders
Having entered the mollusc, the intruder dies and becomes coated in conchiolin. Once hardened, further secretions then cover it with thin ... «Express.co.uk, May 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Conchiolin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/conchiolin>. Apr 2024 ».
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