silaffin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) a compound of the words silica and affiliation
Noun[edit]
silaffin (plural silaffins)
- (biochemistry) A protein that acts as a matrix for the precipitation of silica in the cell walls of diatoms.