collagen
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collagen
- /ˈkɒləd͡ʒɪn/ UK
- /ˈkɒləd͡ʒən/ UK
- /ˈkɑləd͡ʒən/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun collagens
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lathyritic, tropocollagen, gelatin, gelatine, scleroprotein, ossein, gelatinoid, collagenation, elastin, procollagen, lectican, telocollagen, collectin, ficolin, collagenase, glucosylgalactose
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noun glycoprotein that forms elongated fibers
| Español | colágeno |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | コラーゲン korāgen, 膠原質 kōgenshitsu |
| 中文 | 膠原蛋白 /胶原蛋白 jiāoyuán dànbái |
| Kiswahili | kolajeni |
| Português | colágeno, colagénio |
| Français | collagène |
| Deutsch | Kollagen |
| Italiano | collagene, collageno |
| Ελληνικά | κολλαγόνο kollagóno |
| Română | colagen |
| Русский | коллаге́н kollagén |
| العربية | كولاجين |
Talk about this word "collagen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/collagen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. collagen. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/collagen "collagen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/collagen.Cite this
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title = {collagen},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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