elastin

elastin is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 9 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in elastin:

eastlin, entails, nailset, salient, saltine, slainte, staniel, tenails

Common word forms

elastins

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