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膠原蛋白

简胶原蛋白 · 繁膠原蛋白

Mandarin · pinyin jiāo yuán dàn bái

collagen

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原: yuán · source, origin, beginning
蛋: dàn · eggs; term of abuse
白: bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
胶: jiāo · glue, gum, resin, rubber; sound; shin bone

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1–2–4–2 · jiao1 yuan2 dan4 bai2

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noun

(biochemistry) collagen

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