Collagen
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noun.
The fibrous protein constituent of bone, cartilage, tendon, and other connective tissue. It is converted into gelatin by boiling.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
etc. See
collagen
, etc.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
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.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Any of more than 28 types of
glycoprotein
that forms elongated
fibers
, usually found in the
extracellular
matrix
of
connective tissue
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling
Word Usage
"Burd DAR, Longaker MT, Adzick NS, Harrison MR, Ehrlich HP: Fetal wound healing in a large animal model: The deposition of collagen is confirmed."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
albuminoid
scleroprotein
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