A form of lectin derived from collagen.

plural of collectin

A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.

present participle of collect

The hobby of collecting and displaying postage stamps and related items. / (figuratively, usually derogatory) Collection of items or information of no intrinsic value.

A body with the authority to license copyrighted works and collect royalties on behalf of its members.

plural of collecting society

plural of collecting

(informal, entomology) Formica archboldi, a kind of ant that hunts trap jaw ants and takes their decapitated heads back to its nest.

(anatomy) A duct that receives and concentrates urine from the distal convoluted tubule of nephrons and discharges it into the calyces of the renal pelvis.