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chondrin

British

/ ˈkɒndrɪn /

noun

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

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It may contain mucin, chondrin, or gelatin, and may be infiltrated with calcareous salts.

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

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They yield chitin in place of chondrin or gelatin—as does also the cartilage of the Cephalopod’s endoskeleton.

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The chondrin which I used acted more powerfully than gelatine, but then I do not know that it was pure.

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All the liquefied chondrin was by this time absorbed.

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