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Keratin   /kˈɛrətən/  /kˈɛrətɪn/   Listen
Keratin

noun
1.
A fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves.  Synonym: ceratin.





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"Keratin" Quotes from Famous Books



... from Welch's account what is the cause of the whiteness of the tips of the hairs of the autumn coat, but his figures suggest that it is due to the development of gas in the interspaces between the keratin bridges and trabeculae of the hairs. There is nothing to show whether the pigment persists or is absorbed. Probably it persists. In this event, the whiteness of the tips will be due to the scattering or irregular reflexion of the incident rays of light from the surface ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia


Words linked to "Keratin" :   horn, hair, scleroprotein, feather, albuminoid, plumage, plume


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