osteocolla

English

Etymology

From osteo- + Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).

Noun

osteocolla

  1. A kind of glue obtained from bones.[1]
  2. A cellular calc tufa, found as incrustations on plant stems, once believed to have the power to unite fractured bones.

References

  1. ^ Andrew Ure (1839), A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines‎[1], London: Longman, Orme, Browne, Green, & Longmans,
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