SPONGIN
\spˈʌnd͡ʒɪn], \spˈʌndʒɪn], \s_p_ˈʌ_n_dʒ_ɪ_n]\
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The chemical basis of sponge tissue, a nitrogenous, hornlike substance which on decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and glycocoll.
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