Plastin
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Plastin
(Biol) A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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(n)
plastin
In biology, an element in the chemical composition of the cell-nucleus: according to Swartz, who calls it also cytoplastin, a viscous extensible mass which resists pepsin- and trypsin-digestion.
Etymology
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Gr. to form, mold
Usage in the news
Plastinated giraffe at BODY WORLDS, reviewed by the London Evening Standard. naturalhistorymag.com
The exhibit consists of human bodies that have been preserved by plastination, and shows how the anatomy of a body works BILL ROTH / ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS Buy Photo. adn.com
Usage in literature
Finally he picked a large plastine container filled with a white, crystalline powder. "The Judas Valley" by