Associations to the word «Collagen»

Wiktionary

COLLAGEN, noun. (biochemistry) Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers, usually found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue.

Dictionary definition

COLLAGEN, noun. A fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling.

Wise words

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C. S. Lewis