: a scleroprotein that is the chief constituent of flexible fibers found in certain sponge skeletons
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebHorny sponges, also called modern keratose demosponges, have a skeleton with three dimensional branching made of a tough organic substance called spongin. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 July 2021
Word History
Etymology
German, from Latin spongia sponge
First Known Use
circa 1868, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
spongin
noun
spon·gin ˈspən-jən
: a scleroprotein that is the chief constituent of flexible fibers in sponge skeletons