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collagen

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Main Entry:
col·la·gen 
          Listen to the pronunciation of collagen
Pronunciation:
\ˈkä-lə-jən\
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 
          Listen to the pronunciation of collagenous \kə-ˈla-jə-nəs\ adjective


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