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keratin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Keratin \Ker"a*tin\, n. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn.] (Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance, or mixture of substances, containing sulphur in a loose state of combination, and forming the chemical basis of epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, and the like It is an insoluble substance, and unlike elastin, is not dissolved even by gastric or pancreatic juice. By decomposition with sulphuric acid it yields leucin and tyrosin, as does albumin. Called also {epidermose}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: keratin n : a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair feathers nails and hooves [syn: {ceratin}]
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