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chondrigen

chondrigen noun: the chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.

Noun

chondrigen (uncountable)

  1. The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.

Origin of chondrigen

Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “cartilage”) + -gen. By surface analysis, chondri- + -gen.

Questions about chondrigen

What does chondrigen mean?
Chondrigen means the chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
What part of speech is chondrigen?
Chondrigen is a noun.

Words near chondrigen in the dictionary

  1. chondrifications
  2. chondrified
  3. chondrifies
  4. chondrify
  5. chondrifying
  6. chondrigen
  7. chondrigenous
  8. chondrillasterol
  9. chondrin
  10. chondrinid
  11. chondrinids

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