Hypertext Webster Gateway: "elastin"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Elastin \E*las"tin\, n. [Elastic + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin, which
forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue. It is very
insoluble in most fluids, but is gradually dissolved when
digested with either pepsin or trypsin.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
elastin
n : a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the
walls of arteries
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