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collagens

collagens is the plural of collagen.

Meaning of collagen

Noun

collagen (countable and uncountable, plural collagens)

  1. 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

Questions about collagens

What is collagens the plural of?
Collagens is the plural of collagen.

Words near collagens in the dictionary

  1. collagenopathies
  2. collagenopathy
  3. collagenoses
  4. collagenosis
  5. collagenous
  6. collagens
  7. collager
  8. collagers
  9. collages
  10. collagey
  11. collagic

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