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Coined by Robert E. Kelly and Robert V. Rice in 1967, from abductor + -in.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: An insoluble elastic protein found in the hinge ligament of bivalve mollusks. Full definition →
Coined by Robert E. Kelly and Robert V. Rice in 1967, from abductor + -in.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.