Defn: See Collaborator.
COLLABORATION
Col*lab`o*ra"tion, n.
Defn: The act ofworking together; united labor.
COLLABORATOR Col*lab"o*ra`tor, n. Etym: [L. collaborare to labor together; col- + laborare to labor: cf. F. collaborateur.]
Defn: An associate in labor, especially in literary or scientific labor.
COLLAGEN
Col"la*gen, n. Etym: [Gr. -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it becomes gelatin or glue.
COLLAGENOUS
Col*lag"e*nous, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Containing or resembling collagen.
COLLAPSE
Col*lapse", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Collapsed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Collapsing] Etym: [L. collapsus, p. p. of collabi to collapse; col- +
labi to fall, slide. See Lapse.]