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collagenous

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kəˈlæd͡ʒɪnəs/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or resembling collagen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or consisting of collagen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: collagenic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English collagen Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English collagenous From collagen + -ous.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: col·lagen — of, pertaining to, or resembling collagen
  • Czech: kolagenní — of, pertaining to, or resembling collagen