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elastin

noun

Etymology

From elastic + -in.

  1. derived from ἐλαστός
  2. derived from elasticus
  3. borrowed from élastique
  4. suffixed as elastin — “elastic + in”

Definitions

  1. 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for elastin. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA