The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tunicin
Tunicin \Tu"ni*cin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.) Animal cellulose; a substance present in the mantle, or tunic, of the Tunicates, which resembles, or is identical with, the cellulose of the vegetable kingdom.
Wiktionary
tunicin
n. (context biochemistry English) animal cellulose; a substance present in the mantle, or tunic, of the tunicates, which resembles, or is identical with, the cellulose of the vegetable kingdom.