collagen

Noun
  1. A fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue;
    Yields gelatin on boiling (synset 105294589)
    is a type of: albuminoid, scleroprotein - a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye
    substance meronym:
    • bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
    • connective tissue - tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
    • cartilage, gristle - tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
    • sinew, tendon - a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

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