Skip to content
Vinony

collagen

noun

  1. protein complex consisting of three collagen chains
L30710 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒləd͡ʒən/ / /ˈkɒləd͡ʒɪn/

noun

Etymology: 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.

  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.”