Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elastin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: elastin
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein, similar to collagen, found in connective tissue, that has elastic properties.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Our stomachs produce an enzyme specifically designed to break down elastin, a type of protein found in meat and nowhere else."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English elastin From elastic + -in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

elastins (plural)

Derived Forms

elastase elastinase elastinogenesis elastinolysis elastinolytic tropoelastin

Questions

What does elastin mean?: A protein, similar to collagen, found in connective tissue, that has elastic properties.
Where does elastin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁elh₂- Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tósder. Ancient Greek ἐλᾰστός (elăstós) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin elasticusbor. French élastiquebor. English elastic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English elastin From elastic + -in.

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