chondrin
Britishnoun
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They yield chitin in place of chondrin or gelatin—as does also the cartilage of the Cephalopod’s endoskeleton.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
Cartilage was considered to be composed of a substance chondrigen, which gave chondrin or cartilage-glue on boiling with water.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
It may contain mucin, chondrin, or gelatin, and may be infiltrated with calcareous salts.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The chondrin which I used acted more powerfully than gelatine, but then I do not know that it was pure.
From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles
All the liquefied chondrin was by this time absorbed.
From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles
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