Vocabulary : Elasticness to Elaterometer

Elasticness : The quality of being elastic; elasticity.
Elastin : 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.
Elate : Lifted up; raised; elevated. ;; Having the spirits raised by success, or by hope; flushed or exalted with confidence; elated; exultant. ;; To raise; to exalt. ;; To exalt the spirit of; to fill with confidence or exultation; to elevate or flush with success; to puff up; to make proud.
Elated : of Elate
Elatedly : With elation.

Elatedness : The state of being elated.
Elater : One who, or that which, elates. ;; An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts. ;; Any beetle of the family Elateridae, having the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also click beetle, spring beetle, and snapping beetle. ;; The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola. ;; The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly Motordica Elaterium) and other related species. It is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which is a violent purgative.
Elaterite : A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic bitumen.
Elaterium : A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish or greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly called Momordica Elaterium).
Elaterometer : Same as Elatrometer.

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