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 Hoodless, Adelaide

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

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

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.

This ossein, which forms on an average from 25 to 30 per cent of the weight of bones, is extremely rich in nitrogen, containing over 18 per cent.

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

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.