COLLAGEN

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does collagen mean? 

• COLLAGEN (noun)
  The noun COLLAGEN has 1 sense:

1. a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling

  Familiarity information: COLLAGEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COLLAGEN (noun)

Meaning:

A fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("collagen" is a kind of...):

albuminoid; scleroprotein (a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye)

Holonyms ("collagen" is a substance of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

connective tissue (tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments)

cartilage; gristle (tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults)

sinew; tendon (a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment)