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ossein

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Noun
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os=se=in

CIDE DICTIONARY

osseinn. [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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ossein, n. the collagen of bones.

Etymology
L osseus (as OSSEOUS)

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