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Elastin Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Elastin
(n.)
A nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin, which forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue. It is very insoluble in most fluids, but is gradually dissolved when digested with either pepsin or trypsin.
(n.)
A nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin, which forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue. It is very insoluble in most fluids, but is gradually dissolved when digested with either pepsin or trypsin.
| WordNet 2.0 |
elastin
Noun
1. a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries
(hypernym) scleroprotein, albuminoid
(substance-holonym) elastic tissue
Noun
1. a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries
(hypernym) scleroprotein, albuminoid
(substance-holonym) elastic tissue
| Anagram |
elastin
saltine
saltine
| hEnglish - advanced version |
elastin
elastin
\e*las"tin\ (?), n. [elastic + -in.] (physiol. chem.) a nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin, which forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue. it is very insoluble in most fluids, but is gradually dissolved when digested with either pepsin or trypsin.
elastin
\e*las"tin\ (?), n. [elastic + -in.] (physiol. chem.) a nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin, which forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue. it is very insoluble in most fluids, but is gradually dissolved when digested with either pepsin or trypsin.
Elastin Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary |
Elastin
Protein that is similar to collagen and is the chief constituent of elastic fibers
Protein that is similar to collagen and is the chief constituent of elastic fibers
| Lung Diseases Glossary |
Elastin
An elastic substance in the lungs (and some other body organs) that support their structural framework.
Context: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
An elastic substance in the lungs (and some other body organs) that support their structural framework.
Context: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Elastin Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Elastin
Elastin is a protein in connective tissue that is elastic and allows many tissues in the body to resume their shape after stretching or contracting. Elastin helps skin to return to its original position when it is poked or pinched. Elastin is also an important load-bearing tissue in the bodies of mammals and used in places where mechanical energy is required to be stored.
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