Definitions
Structural protein found in skin, bone, cartilage, and connective tissue.
Word origin
From French collagène, coined from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) and -γενής (-genḗs, “-forming”) (see -gen); it is the main substance that animal glues are derived from.
Used in a sentence
“Science cannot yet account for the conversion of collagen into gelatin.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Skin-support protein”8 letters
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