ossein

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Noun

HYPHEN

os=se=in

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CIDE DICTIONARY

ossein, n. [L. os bone.].

The organic basis of bone tissue; the residue after removal of the mineral matters from bone by dilute acid; in embryonic tissue, the substance in which the mineral salts are deposited to form bone; bone collagen; -- called also ostein. Chemically it is the same as collagen. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

ossein, n. the collagen of bones.

Etymology

L osseus (as OSSEOUS)

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