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os·sein (äs′ē in)

noun

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

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

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  1. ‹ ossa
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  7. ‹ osnaburg
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  9. ‹ osmundine
  10. ‹ osmunda
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