Semiglutin

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

  Semiglutin \Sem`i*glu"tin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)
     A peptonelike body, insoluble in alcohol, formed by boiling
     collagen or gelatin for a long time in water. Hemicollin, a
     like body, is also formed at the same time, and differs from
     semiglutin by being partly soluble in alcohol.
     [1913 Webster]