Collagen

2 definitions found

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

  Collagen \Col"la*gen\, n. [Gr. ko`lla glue + -gen.] (Physiol.
     Chem.)
     The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of
     tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it
     becomes gelatin or glue.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  collagen
       n : a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and
           other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling