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collagen

/ˈkɑləd͡ʒən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
col-la-gen
IPA
/ˈkɑləd͡ʒən/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑləd͡ʒən/
  • British English: /ˈkɒləd͡ʒɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

collagens (plural)

Derived Forms

anticollagen atelocollagen azocollagen collagenase collagenated collagenation collageneous collagenesis collagenic collagenization collagenized collagenolysis

Phrases

collagen disease

Questions

How do you pronounce collagen?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑləd͡ʒən/.
What does collagen mean?
The main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of the connective tissues of many animals.
Where does collagen come from?
It is traced to French.

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