Chondrigen

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chondrigen \Chon"dri*gen\, n. [Gr. cho`ndros cartilage + -gen.]
     (Physiol. Chem.)
     The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in
     water into a gelatinous body called chondrin.
     [1913 Webster]