osteocolla
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From osteo- + Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).
Noun
[edit]osteocolla
- A kind of glue obtained from bones.[1]
- A cellular calc tufa, found as incrustations on plant stems, once believed to have the power to unite fractured bones.
References
[edit]- ^ 1839, Andrew Ure, A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines,
- “osteocolla”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.