KERATINOUS

Meaning of KERATINOUS in English

kəˈrat ə nəs adjective

Etymology: Greek keratinos, from kerat-, keras horn — more at horn

: horny

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KERATINOUS — adjective see: keratin
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KERATINOUS — /keuh rat"n euhs/ , adj. composed of or resembling keratin; horny. [ 1895-1900; KERATIN + -OUS ]
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KERATINOUS — adj. horny, resembling keratin (Biology)
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KERATINOUS — see keratin
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KERATINOUS — ороговевший
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VITAMIN A — noun Date: circa 1920 any of several fat-soluble vitamins (as retinol) found especially in animal products (as egg yolk, milk, …
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RHINOCEROS — noun (plural -noceroses; also -noceros or rhinoceri) see: horn Date: 14th century any of a family (Rhinocerotidae) of large heavyset …
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KERATINIZATION — noun Date: circa 1887 conversion into keratin or keratinous tissue, keratinize verb
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CORNIFICATION — noun Etymology: Latin cornu horn Date: circa 1843 conversion into horn or a horny or keratinous substance or tissue
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BALEEN — noun Etymology: Middle English baleine whale, ~, from Latin balaena whale; akin to Greek phallaina whale Date: 14th century a …
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KERATINIZE — ˈkerəd.ə̇ˌnīz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary keratin + -ize transitive verb : to make keratinous tissues keratinized …
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KERATINIZATION — ˌkerəd.ə̇nə̇ˈzāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary keratinize + -ation : conversion into keratin or keratinous tissue
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HORNLIKE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : having the form of a horn especially in being elongated, pointed, and protruding a hornlike process …
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KERATINIZE — — keratinization , n. /ker"euh tn uyz'/ , v.t., v.i., keratinized, keratinizing . to make or become keratinous. Also, esp. …
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HAIR — — hairlike , adj. /hair/ , n. 1. any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the …
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KERATOGENOUS — adj. creating a keratinous substance, creating keratin (Biology)
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VITAMIN A — Date: circa 1920 : any of several fat-soluble vitamins (as retinol) found especially in animal products (as egg yolk, milk, …
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RHINOCEROS — noun ( plural -noc·er·os·es also -noc·er·os or rhi·noc·eri -ˈnä-sə-ˌrī) Etymology: Middle English rinoceros, from Anglo-French, from Latin rhinocerot-, rhinoceros, from …
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KERATINIZATION — noun Date: circa 1887 : conversion into keratin or keratinous tissue • ke·ra·ti·nize ˈker-ə-tə-ˌnīz, kə-ˈra-tə-ˌnīz verb
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CORNIFICATION — noun Etymology: Latin cornu horn Date: circa 1843 : conversion into horn or a horny or keratinous substance or tissue
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BALEEN — noun Etymology: Middle English baleine whale, baleen, from Latin balaena whale; akin to Greek phallaina whale Date: 14th century : …
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MILIUM — [ 'mɪlɪəm ] ■ noun ( plural milia 'mɪlɪə ) Medicine a small, hard, pale keratinous nodule formed on the …
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VITAMIN A — [vitamin A] n (1920): any of several fat-soluble vitamins (as retinol) found esp. in animal products (as egg yolk, milk, …
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RHINOCEROS — [rhi.noc.er.os] n, pl -noc.er.os.es or -noc.er.os or -noc.eri [ME rinoceros, fr. L rhinocerot-, rhinoceros, fr. Gk rhinokerot-, rhinokeros, fr. rhin- …
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KERATINIZATION — [ke.ra.ti.ni.za.tion] n (ca. 1887): conversion into keratin or keratinous tissue -- ke.ra.ti.nize vb
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DIGIT — in anatomy, finger or toe of land vertebrates, the skeleton of which consists of small bones called phalanges. The tips …
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