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plastein

noun plas·tein \ˈplas-ˌtēn, -tē-ən\

Medical Definition of PLASTEIN

:  any of several substances that resemble proteins and are precipitated by the action of proteolytic enzymes (as pepsin or papain) on the digestion products of protein

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