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elastance
elastic
elastic band
elastic collision
elastic fiber
elastic limit
elastic wave
elasticity
elasticize
elastin
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elasticize
e·las·ti·cize [ i lásti sz ] (past and past participle e·las·ti·cized, present participle e·las·ti·ciz·ing, 3rd person present singular e·las·ti·ciz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. North America put elastic into something: to put strips or threads of rubber or similar material into a fabric in order to make it stretchy
2. make something elastic: to make something elastic or more elastic

e·las·ti·cized [ i lásti szd ] adjective
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