COLLAGEN


Meaning of COLLAGEN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' kä-l ə -j ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek kolla + International Scientific Vocabulary -gen

Date: circa 1865

: any of a group of fibrous proteins that occur in vertebrates as the chief constituent of connective tissue fibrils and in bones and yield gelatin and glue upon boiling with water

– col · lag · e · nous \ k ə - ' la-j ə -n ə s \ adjective

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