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CHONDRIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance that resembles gelatin and is obtained by boiling cartilage in water
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chondrin" is a kind of...):
albuminoid; scleroprotein (a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye)
Derivation:
chondrify (turn into cartilage)