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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 elas·tin /ɪˈlæstən/
 彈力素

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 elas·tin /ɪˈlæstən/ 名詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 E·las·tin n.  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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 elastin
      n : a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the
          walls of arteries