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ossein

(äs′ē in)

noun

Biochem. the organic basis of bone, the part left after the mineral matter is dissolved in dilute acids

Origin: < L osseus, bony < os, a bone (see ossify) + -in

See ossein in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The collagen component of bone.

Origin:

Origin: osse(ous)

Origin: + -in

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