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silk (silkworm material) (fibroinous material, animal material, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: A fine, lustrous, natural fiber obtained from the catepillar cocoons of silk moths, such as the domesticated Bombyx mori. Silkworm silk is composed of a heavy and light chain of core proteins called fibroins, which are coated by sericin, a collection of sticky, glue-like proteins. Microscopically, raw silk appears as two strands that are held together with sericin protein. According to legend, silk was discovered by Chinese Empress Si-Ling-Shi when a cocoon fell in her tea. China maintained a monopoly on the production of silk fabric for almost 3,000 years.The worms were first cultivated in Japan about 195 CE and in Europe about 555 CE.
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| silk (silkworm material) (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,N)
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| silkworm silk (C,U,F,English,UF,U,U)
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| zijde (vezel) (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| ruwe zijde (C,U,Dutch,UF,U,U)
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| soie (fiber) (C,U,French-P,D,U,N)
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| seda (fibra) (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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| Seide (C,U,German,UF,U,U)
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| jedwab (C,U,Polish,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by origin> (G) |
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................ biological material (G) |
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.................... animal material (G) |
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........................ fibroinous material (G) |
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............................ silk (silkworm material) (G) |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by origin> (G) |
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................ biological material (G) |
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.................... animal material (G) |
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........................ <animal material by form or function> (G) |
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............................ <animal material by excretions, secretions, and fluids> (G) |
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................................ silk (general, animal material) (G) |
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.................................... silk (silkworm material) (G) |
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| Dutch ..... Fijne, ononderbroken proteïnevezel die voornamelijk bestaat uit fibroïnedraden en wordt afgescheiden door zijderupsen. |
| Spanish ..... Fibra proteica continua y fina formada fundamentalmente de filamentos de fibroína, secretada por orugas de seda. |
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Related concepts: |
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| composed of .... |
fibroin |
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(protein, organic material, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300192961] |
| constituent of .... |
silk (textile) |
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(<textile materials by composition or origin>, textile materials, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) [300243428] |
| derived/made from .... |
Bombyx (genus) |
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(Bombycidae (family), Bombycoidea (superfamily), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300260297] |
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