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chondrin

British  
/ ˈkɒndrɪn /

noun

  1. a resilient translucent bluish-white substance that forms the matrix of cartilage

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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

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

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

Neither glutin nor chondrin occurs ready formed in the animal kingdom, but they separate when the tissues are boiled with water.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

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

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