elastin

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	albuminoid, scleroprotein,
definition	:	a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	elastic tissue,
definition	:	connective tissue consisting chiefly of elastic fibers found in the dermis of the skin and in the walls of veins and arteries and in some tendons and ligaments (noun.body)