elasmobranch | (noun) any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks, rays, skates | Synonyms: selachian |
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elastance | (noun) The capacity of a dielectric for opposing an electric charge | Synonyms: electrical elastance |
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elastase | (noun) a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin | - |
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elastic | (adjective) capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy | - |
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(adjective) able to adjust readily to different conditions | Synonyms: flexible, pliable, pliant |
(noun) a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material | - |
(noun) a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together | Synonyms: elastic band, rubber band |
elasticised | (adjective) made with strands or inserts of elastic | Synonyms: elasticized |
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elasticity | (noun) the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed | Synonyms: snap |
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elasticized | (adjective) made with strands or inserts of elastic | Synonyms: elasticised |
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elastin | (noun) a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries | - |
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elastomer | (noun) any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed) | - |
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elastosis | (noun) breakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue) | - |
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