'Collagen' definitions:

Definition of 'collagen'

From: WordNet
noun
A fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling

Definition of 'Collagen'

From: GCIDE
  • Collagen \Col"la*gen\, n. [Gr. ko`lla glue + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it becomes gelatin or glue. [1913 Webster]

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