Ossein

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

  Ossein \Os"se*in\, n. [L. os bone.] (Physiol. Chem.)
     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.


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