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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ossein'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/ossein.html. 1828.
 
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