collagen en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɑləd͡ʒən/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɒləd͡ʒɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈkɒləd͡ʒən/ (UK)
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| collagens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
collagenous · atelocollagen · collagenic · collectin · collagenase · collagenolytic · anticollagen · azocollagen · collageneous · collagenated · collagen disease · collagenization · collagenesis · collagenoma · tropocollagen · collagenosis · protocollagen · minicollagen · collagenation · collagenopathy · procollagen · collagenized · collagenolysis
Translations (28)
es colágeno (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · cmn 膠原蛋白 /胶原蛋白 (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · gl coláxeno (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · mi weu pūmua (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · pl kolagen (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · de Kollagen (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · sw kolajeni (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · pt colágeno (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · pt colagénio (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · th คอลลาเจน (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · ja 膠原質 (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · el κολλαγόνο (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · ro colagen (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · ru коллаге́н (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · fi kollageeni (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · ca col·lagen (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · ar كولاجين (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · it collageno (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · ja コラーゲン (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · sk kolagén (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · fa-ira کُلاژِن (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · sv kollagen (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · tr kolajen (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · cs kolagen (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · hu kollagén (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · it collagene (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · fr collagène (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers) · nl collageen (glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers)