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ossein

American  
[os-ee-in] / ˈɒs i ɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.

ossein British  
/ ˈɒsɪɪn /

noun

  1. a protein that forms the organic matrix of bone, constituting about 40 per cent of its matter

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Etymology

Origin of ossein

1855–60; < Latin osse ( us ) osseous + -in 2

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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 Hoodless, Adelaide

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 Alsaker, R. L.

The organic portion of bones is almost entirely made up of a substance to which the name ossein has been given, and which, when boiled for a long time, is converted into gelatine.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton

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 Walters, Francis M.

This ossein, which forms on an average from 25 to 30 per cent of the weight of bones, is extremely rich in nitrogen, containing over 18 per cent.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton

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