ossein

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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.

Example sentences

Ossein is the component which undergoes further processing and purification and becomes gelatin.

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