"elastin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: elastins [plural]
Etymology: elastic + -in Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elastic|in}} elastic + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} elastin (countable and uncountable, plural elastins)
  1. (biochemistry) A protein, similar to collagen, found in connective tissue, that has elastic properties. Wikipedia link: elastin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Proteins Derived forms: elastinogenesis, elastinolysis, tropoelastin Translations (protein with elastic properties, similar to collagen): élastine [feminine] (French), ελαστίνη (elastíni) [feminine] (Greek), प्रत्यास्थि (pratyāsthi) (Hindi), elastina [feminine] (Italian), प्रत्यास्थि (pratyāsthi) (Marathi), प्रत्यास्थि (pratyāsthi) (Nepali), elastina [feminine] (Spanish), elastin (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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