KERATIN


Meaning of KERATIN in English

/ker"euh tin/ , n.

a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.

[ 1840-50; KERAT- + -IN 2 ]

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