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elastin en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English elastin From elastic + -in.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A protein, similar to collagen, found in connective tissue, that has elastic properties.
   • Our stomachs produce an enzyme specifically designed to break down elastin, a type of protein found in meat and nowhere else. 2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 289:

Forms

Deriveds

elastinolysis · elastinolytic · tropoelastin · elastinogenesis · elastinase · elastase

Translations (9)

hi प्रत्यास्थि (protein with elastic properties, similar to collagen) · sw elastini (protein with elastic properties, similar to collagen) · es elastina (protein with elastic properties, similar to collagen) · ne प्रत्यास्थि (protein with elastic properties, similar to collagen) · it elastina (protein with elastic properties, similar to collagen) · el ελαστίνη (protein with elastic properties, similar to collagen) · sv elastin (protein with elastic properties, similar to collagen) · fr élastine (protein with elastic properties, similar to collagen) · mr प्रत्यास्थि (protein with elastic properties, similar to collagen)