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collagen

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Scrabble points
11
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16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈkɒləd͡ʒən/
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/ˈkɒləd͡ʒən/ · /ˈkɒləd͡ʒɪn/

Definition of collagen

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals.
    “Science cannot yet account for the conversion of collagen into gelatin.”

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Etymology

From French collagène, coined from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) and -γενής (-genḗs, “-forming”) (see -gen); it is the main substance that animal glues are derived from.

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