collagen
/ˈkɒləd͡ʒɪn/US/ˈkɑləd͡ʒən/
collagen noun: the main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals.
Noun
collagen (countable and uncountable, plural collagens)
- The main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals.
- Science cannot yet account for the conversion of collagen into gelatin.1843, R. F. Marchand, “On the Chemical Composition of the Bones”, in The Chemist, volume 4, page 57
collagen meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
collagen in Hindi
- कोलेजन, कोलाजेन
collagen in Tamil
- தசை நார்ப் புரதம், கொலாசென், இணைப்புதிசு வெண் புரதம், கொலாசன், கொல்லாஜன், சவ்வு
collagen in Marathi
- कोलेजन, कोलाजेन, कोलॅजन
collagen in Urdu
- کولیجن, کولاجن, کولاجین
More languagesFewer languages
- collagen in Bengali
- কোলাজেন, কোলেজেন, কোলাজেনের
- collagen in Telugu
- కొల్లాజెన్, కొలాజెన్, కోలాజెన్
- collagen in Malayalam
- കൊളാജൻ, കൊളജൻ, കൊലാജൻ
- collagen in Kannada
- ಕಾಲಜನ್, ಕೊಲಾಜೆನ್, ಕೊಲಾಜಿನ್
- collagen in Punjabi
- ਕੋਲੇਜਨ, ਕੋਲੈਜਨ, ਕੋਲਾਜੇਨ
- collagen in Gujarati
- કોલેજન, કોલાજેન, કોલેજેન
- collagen in Odia
- କୋଲାଜେନ୍, କୋଲେଜେନ୍, କୋଲାଜେନ
- collagen in Nepali
- कोलेजन, कोलेजेन, कोलाजेन
- collagen in Arabic
- كولاجين
- collagen in Thai
- คอลลาเจน kɔn-laa-jên
Examples of collagen in a sentence
- There are three main classes of biopolymers: polynucleotides (such as RNA and DNA), polypeptides (such as collagen and actin), and polysaccharides (such as cellulose and starch).
- This active deswelling maintains the organization of collagen fibers implicated in crystal-clear corneal transparency.
- Therefore, the adhesive role of type XIV collagen may interact with type I collagen, PRELP and angiomotin.
Forms of collagen
| plural | collagens |
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Origin of collagen
From French collagène, coined from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) and -γενής (-genḗs, “-forming”) (see -gen); it is the main substance that animal glues are derived from.
Words formed from collagen
- anticollagen
- atelocollagen
- azocollagen
- collagenase
- collagenated
- collagenation
- collagen disease
- collageneous
- collagenesis
- collagenic
- collagenization
- collagenized
- collagenolysis
- collagenolytic
- collagenoma
- collagenopathy
- collagenosis
- collagenous
- collectin
- minicollagen
- procollagen
- protocollagen
- tropocollagen
Phrases with collagen
Questions about collagen
- What does collagen mean?
- Collagen means the main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals.
- What is collagen in Hindi?
- Collagen in Hindi is कोलेजन, कोलाजेन. See Collagen meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is collagen?
- Collagen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce collagen?
- Collagen is pronounced /ˈkɒləd͡ʒɪn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of collagen?
- The plural of collagen is collagens.
Words near collagen in the dictionary
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