elastin
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elastin (countable and uncountable, plural elastins)
- (biochemistry) A protein, similar to collagen, found in connective tissue, that has elastic properties.
- 2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 289:
- Our stomachs produce an enzyme specifically designed to break down elastin, a type of protein found in meat and nowhere else.
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protein with elastic properties, similar to collagen
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