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Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven or knitted into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin (75-80%) and a smaller coating of sericin (20-25%).

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Silk

Nodes307
Edges306
Triples448
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006515
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related to Further reading · 65
Silk → AD, Alan Sutton Publishing, An Exploration, Ancient China, Antiquity, Atopic Dermatitis, British Journal, Chapter, Chinese Science, Chinese Technology, Clinical Effectiveness, Clothing, December, Dermatology, Dieter, Dover, E-tu Zen Sun, Feltwell, From Geometric Figures, Good
related to Bibliography · 36
Silk → AD, An Exercise, Anthony, Appendix, BookSurge, Callandine, CE, Charleston, Composed, David, Draft, English, Harvard University Press, Heliogabalus, Hill, Historia Augusta Life, Industrial Archaeology Review, ISBN, ISSN, Jade Gate
related to India · 29
Silk → About, Andhra Pradesh, Ashmolean Museum, BC, Bihar, Chanhu-daro, China, Harappa, India, India's, Indus, Indus Valley, It, Jammu, Karnataka, Kashmir, Mysore, North Bangalore, Oxford, Pakistan
related to Ancient Mediterranean · 26
Silk → AD, All, Aristotle, Byzantine Empire, China, Chinese, Coa, Constantinople, Contemporary, Despite, During, Elagabalus, Europe, Great Palace, In, Justinian, Kos, Odysseus, Odyssey, Penelope
related to China · 26
Silk → AD, Although, Asia, BC, BCE, Because, China, Chinese, Eastern Zhou, Han, Henan, Hsi-Ling-Shih, In July, Jiahu, Jiangxi, Legend, Lei-Tzu, Leizu, Mawangdui-discovery, Qingtaicun
related to Medieval and modern Europe · 21
Silk → Another, Calabria, Catanzaro, Dutch, Europe, Florence, Genoa, Genovese, Italian, Italy, Lucca, Medieval, Northern Italy, Other Italian, Reggio Calabria, Spanish, The, The Piedmont, Vatican, Venetian
related to Japan · 17
Silk → Archaeological, Between, Byzantine Empire, China, China's, Chinese, East Asia, European, However, Japan, Japan's, Japanese, Meiji, Qing, The, This, Yayoi
related to Korea · 14
Silk → Ancient Korea, Archival, Book, During, Gojoseon, Goryeo, Han, In, King Taejo, Korea, Records, Samhan, Sericulture, Three Kingdoms
related to Middle East · 14
Silk → Arabic, Bible, Eminent, Hebrew, In, In Islamic, Jewish, Leviticus, Many, Modern, Muslim, Rabbi Saadia Gaon, There, Torah
related to Wild silk · 13
Silk → Aztec Empire, Butterfly, China, Europe, Greece, However, Rome, Several, Some, South Asia, Spider, There, Thus

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silkworm production china used silkworms mulberry sericulture industry also produced chinese fibroin sericin fibers cocoons silks century fiber many ancient

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SilkBaxter (1992)*sjɨ1.00infobox
SilkBaxter–Sagart (2014)*sə1.00infobox
SilkBopomofo1.00infobox
SilkChữ Nôm1.00infobox
SilkDunganсы1.00infobox
SilkHangul1.00infobox
SilkHanja1.00infobox
SilkHanyu Pinyin1.00infobox
SilkIPA[sɨ́]1.00infobox
SilkIPAsr11.00infobox
SilkIPA[si˥]1.00infobox
SilkJyutpingsi11.00infobox
SilkKanaきぬ1.00infobox
SilkKanji1.00infobox
SilkMcCune–Reischauerkyŏn1.00infobox
SilkMiddle Chinesesi1.00infobox
SilkPha̍k-fa-sṳsiiˋ1.00infobox
SilkRevised Romanizationgyeon1.00infobox
SilkRomanizationsy1.00infobox
SilkRomanizationkinu1.00infobox
SilkSichuanese Pinyinsi11.00infobox
SilkSimplified Chinese1.00infobox
SilkTraditional Chinese1.00infobox
SilkTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinsīBopomofoㄙWade–Gilesssŭ1IPA[sɨ́]other MandarinDunganсыSichuanese Pinyinsi1WuRomanizationsyXiangIPAsr1HakkaPha̍k-fa-sṳsiiˋYue: Cantone…1.00infobox
SilkTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRevised RomanizationgyeonMcCune–Reischauerkyŏn1.00infobox
SilkTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRomanizationkinu1.00infobox
SilkTâi-lôsi1.00infobox
SilkVietnamese alphabetlụa1.00infobox
SilkWade–Gilesssŭ11.00infobox
SilkYale Romanization1.00infobox

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