| NOUN | body | collagen | a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue |
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| Sounds | kaa'lahgahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling. | |
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| Broader | scleroprotein, albuminoid | A simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye |
| Substance of | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| cartilage, gristle | tough / tough elastic tissue | |
| connective tissue | tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells | |
| tendon, sinew | A cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment | |
| Spanish | colágeno | |
| Catalan | col·lagen | |
| Adjectives | collagenous, collagenic | relating to or consisting of collagen |
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