Nacre (/ˈneɪkər/ NAY-kər, also /ˈnækrə/ NAK-rə), also known as mother of pearl, is an organic–inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as...
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of molluskan bivalves or clams. A nacreous pearl is made from layers of nacre, by the same living process as is used in the secretion of the mother of...
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Mollusc shell (section Nacre)
a protein responsible for the elasticity of organic layers that makes nacre so resistant to cracking. Lustrin A bears remarkable structural similarity...
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Yaochidao (redirect from Way of the Nacre Lake)
Yaochidao (瑤池道 "Way of the Mother-of-Pearl Lake"), also known by the name of its corporate form the Holy Church of the Mother-of-Pearl Lake, Taiwan Yauchi...
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Velvet (redirect from Nacré velvet)
garments. Mirror a type of exceptionally soft and light crushed velvet. Nacré velvet with an effect similar to shot silk where the pile is woven in one...
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bivalve or gastropod. In response, the mantle tissue of the mollusk secretes nacre into the pearl sac, a cyst that forms during the healing process. Chemically...
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Bioinspired armor (section Nacre)
materials. Nacre is the composite biological material that makes up the shell of mollusks, featuring high strength and toughness. Layers of nacre work together...
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Mineralized tissues (section Nacre)
seen in all structural materials in biology such as bone and nacre from seashells Nacre has several hierarchical structural levels. Some mollusc shells...
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Pteriidae. These pearl oysters have a strong inner shell layer composed of nacre, also known as "mother of pearl". Pearl oysters are not closely related...
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the shell's outer edge. The thick inner layer of the shell is composed of nacre, which in many species is highly iridescent, giving rise to a range of strong...
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