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scleroprotein vs collagen

collagen vs scleroprotein

scleroprotein and collagen both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scleroprotein Yes No No No
collagen Yes No No No
As nouns, collagen is a hyponym of scleroprotein; that is, collagen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scleroprotein:
  • scleroprotein: a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye
  • collagen: a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling
Other hyponyms of scleroprotein include elastin, gelatin, gelatine, chondrin, ceratin, keratin.
scleroprotein (noun) collagen (noun)
a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling
Difference between scleroprotein and collagen

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