ossein

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The organic portion of bones is almost entirely made up of a substance to which the name ossein has been given, and which, when boiled for a long time, is converted into gelatine.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton

Second, the gelatinoids, which are represented by the ossein of bones, which can be made into glue, and the collogen of tendons.

From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by Alsaker, R. L.

The Osseids comprise ossein, gelatin, cartilage, &c., from bone, skin, and connective issue.

From The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition by Duncan, A. W.

Gelatinoids: e. g. collagen of tendons; ossein of bones, which yield gelatin or glue.

From The Royal Road to Health by Tyrrell, Charles Alfred

This consists mainly of a substance called ossein, which may be dissolved out of the bones by boiling them.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.