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Definition of elastin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

elastin

noun

/ɪˈlæstɪn/

/ɪˈlæstɪn/

[uncountable] (biology)

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a natural substance that stretches easily, found in the skin, the heart and other body tissues
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from elastic + -in.

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