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单词 elastin
释义

elastin

[ ih-las-tin ]
/ ɪˈlæs tɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.

Origin of elastin

First recorded in 1870–75; elast(ic) + -in2

Words nearby elastin

elastic scattering, elastic skin, elastic strain, elastic tissue, elastic wave, elastin, elastofibroma, elastoid degeneration, elastoma, elastomer, Elastoplast
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British Dictionary definitions for elastin

elastin
/ (ɪˈlæstɪn) /

noun

biochem a fibrous scleroprotein constituting the major part of elastic tissue, such as the walls of arteries

Word Origin for elastin

C19: from elastic + -in
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for elastin

elastin
[ ĭ-lăstĭn ]

n.

An elastic, fibrous mucoprotein, similar to collagen, and the major connective tissue protein of elastic fibers.elasticin
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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