Etymograph

English

elastolefin

From elasto- + olefin.

Formed from elasto- + olefin

Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₂-tós

Ancient Greek ἐλατός ‘ductile’

English elasto-

Today it means

noun Any of a range of cross-linked polymers (of ethylene and other olefins) whose fibres have good elastic properties

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Etymograph / elastolefin