ossein
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Second, the gelatinoids, which are represented by the ossein of bones, which can be made into glue, and the collogen of tendons.
From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by R. L. Alsaker
The Osseids comprise ossein, gelatin, cartilage, &c., from bone, skin, and connective issue.
From The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition by A. W. Duncan
This consists mainly of a substance called ossein, which may be dissolved out of the bones by boiling them.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
Gelatinoids: e. g. collagen of tendons; ossein of bones, which yield gelatin or glue.
From The Royal Road to Health by Charles Alfred Tyrrell
Gelatinoids, constituents of connective tissue which yield gelatin and allied substances, e.g., collagen of tendon; ossein of bone.
From Public School Domestic Science by Adelaide Hoodless
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