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OSSEIN
Noun
ossein (countable and uncountable, plural osseins)
(protein) The collagen component of bone
Anagrams
• Enosis, eosins, essoin, neosis, noesis, noises, nosies, noêsis, noësis, noēsis, sonsie
Source: Wiktionary
Os"se*in, n. Etym: [L. os bone.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: The organic basis of bone tissue; the residue after removal of the mineral matters from bone by dilute acid; in embryonic tissue, the substance in which the mineral salts are deposited to form bone;
– called also ostein. Chemically it is the same as collagen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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