chondrigen
Meanings
noun
- The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
Word forms
Etymology
Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “cartilage”) + -gen. By surface analysis, chondri- + -gen.
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