Meaning Of The Word Ossein

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ossein in American English
the organic basis of bone, the part left after the mineral matter is dissolved in dilute acids
noun: the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid

ossein in British English
noun: a protein that forms the organic matrix of bone, constituting about 40 per cent of its matter

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