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chondrin

British

/ ˈkɒndrɪn /

noun

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

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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

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

From Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin

Gelatin consists of two substances, glutin and chondrin; the former is the main constituent of skin-gelatin, the latter of bone-gelatin.

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

All the liquefied chondrin was by this time absorbed.

From Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin

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

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