# silaffin

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A protein that acts as a matrix for the precipitation of silica in the cell walls of diatoms.

## Etymology
a compound of the words silica and affiliation

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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