| LAGENA | • lagena n. (Anatomy) The upper part of the cochlear duct. • lagena n. (Anatomy) A similar structure, shaped like a flask, that is a hearing organ in some vertebrates. • lagena n. (Historical) A wine-vase; an amphora. |
| LAGEND | • LAGEND n. goods thrown into the sea for future recovery, also LAGAN, LIGAN. |
| ANLAGEN | • anlagen n. Plural of anlage. • ANLAGE n. (German) the first discernible rudiment of an organ. |
| LAGENAS | • lagenas n. Plural of lagena. • LAGENA n. (Latin) a narrow-necked bottle. |
| LAGENDS | • LAGEND n. goods thrown into the sea for future recovery, also LAGAN, LIGAN. |
| COLLAGEN | • collagen n. (Biochemistry) Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that form elongated fibers, usually found in… • COLLAGEN n. a fibrous protein that is the chief constituent of connective tissue and yields gelatin on boiling. |
| COLLAGENS | • collagens n. Plural of collagen. • COLLAGEN n. a fibrous protein that is the chief constituent of connective tissue and yields gelatin on boiling. |
| COLLAGENIC | • collagenic adj. Relating to, or composed of collagen. • COLLAGENIC adj. relating to collagen, also COLLAGENOUS. |
| LAGENIFORM | • lageniform adj. Shaped like a flask. • LAGENIFORM adj. shaped like a flask. |
| COLLAGENASE | • collagenase n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme that breaks the peptide bonds in collagen. • COLLAGENASE n. any of a group of proteolytic enzymes that decompose collagen and gelatin. |
| COLLAGENOUS | • collagenous adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling collagen. • COLLAGENOUS adj. relating to collagen, also COLLAGENIC. |
| COLLAGENASES | • collagenases n. Plural of collagenase. • COLLAGENASE n. any of a group of proteolytic enzymes that decompose collagen and gelatin. |
| TROPOCOLLAGEN | • tropocollagen n. (Biochemistry) A component of fibres of collagen in which three polypeptide chains are coiled around each other. • TROPOCOLLAGEN n. a subunit of collagen fibrils consisting of three polypeptide strands arranged in a helix. |
| TROPOCOLLAGENS | • tropocollagens n. Plural of tropocollagen. • TROPOCOLLAGEN n. a subunit of collagen fibrils consisting of three polypeptide strands arranged in a helix. |