ossein
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Gelatinoids, constituents of connective tissue which yield gelatin and allied substances, e.g., collagen of tendon; ossein of bone.
From Public School Domestic Science by Adelaide Hoodless
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 Charles Morton Aikman
The Osseids comprise ossein, gelatin, cartilage, &c., from bone, skin, and connective issue.
From The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition by A. W. Duncan
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 Francis M. Walters
Gelatinoids: e. g. collagen of tendons; ossein of bones, which yield gelatin or glue.
From The Royal Road to Health by Charles Alfred Tyrrell
