How do you use Conchiolin in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Conchiolin in a sentence
Conchiolin meaning
Any of a group of proteins which, together with polysaccharides and calcium carbonate, make up the shells of molluscs.
Using Conchiolin
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of a group of proteins which, together with polysaccharides and calcium carbonate, make up the shells of molluscs.
Context around Conchiolin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Conchiolin
- In this selection, "conchiolin" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include carbonate and conchiolin to cover and layers of conchiolin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "conchiolin" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with conchiolin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The mollusk, irritated by the intruder, forms a pearl sac of external mantle tissue cells and secretes the calcium carbonate and conchiolin to cover the irritant. (26 words)
With X-rays it is possible to see the growth rings of the pearl, where the layers of calcium carbonate are separated by thin layers of conchiolin. (27 words)
With X-rays it is possible to see the growth rings of the pearl, where the layers of calcium carbonate are separated by thin layers of conchiolin. (27 words)
The mollusk, irritated by the intruder, forms a pearl sac of external mantle tissue cells and secretes the calcium carbonate and conchiolin to cover the irritant. (26 words)
Example sentences (2)
The mollusk, irritated by the intruder, forms a pearl sac of external mantle tissue cells and secretes the calcium carbonate and conchiolin to cover the irritant.
With X-rays it is possible to see the growth rings of the pearl, where the layers of calcium carbonate are separated by thin layers of conchiolin.