A protein-like substance found in cartilage that has properties similar to albumin, serving as a component of the cartilage matrix.
Combines 'chondro-' (cartilage) + 'albumin' (protein) + '-oid' (resembling), creating a term for a cartilage protein that resembles albumin.
This word shows how ancient biologists named things based on resemblance before they had the chemistry to identify exact molecules—'looks like albumin, must be albumin-like!'
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