ossein

[os-ee-in]

os·se·in

[os-ee-in]
noun Biochemistry.
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.

Origin:
1855–60; < Latin osse(us) osseous + -in2
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ossein (ˈɒsɪɪn)
 
n
a protein that forms the organic matrix of bone, constituting about 40 per cent of its matter
 
[C19: from Latin osseus bony, from os bone]

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ossein os·se·in or os·se·ine (ŏs'ē-ĭn)
n.
The collagen component of bone. Also called ostein.

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