About The Word Collagen
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Collagen
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What's The Definition Of Collagen?
[n] a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling
Synonyms | Synonyms for Collagen: Related Terms | Find terms related to Collagen: See Also | albuminoid | bone | cartilage | connective tissue | gristle | os | scleroprotein | sinew | tendon Collagen In Webster's Dictionary \Col"la*gen\, n. [Gr. ko`lla glue + -gen.] (Physiol.
Chem.)
The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of
tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it
becomes gelatin or glue.
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