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ostein

ostein


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ossein  \Os"se*in\,  n.  [L.  os  bone.]  (Physiol.  Chem.) 
  The  organic  basis  of  bone  tissue;  the  residue  after  removal 
  of  the  mineral  matters  from  bone  by  dilute  acid;  in  embryonic 
  tissue,  the  substance  in  which  the  mineral  salts  are 
  deposited  to  form  bone;  --  called  also  {ostein}.  Chemically 
  it  is  the  same  as  collagen. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Ostein  \Os"te*in\,  n.  [Gr.  ?  bone.] 
  Ossein.