Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
elastin
n 1: a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as
the walls of arteries