Definition of
keratin has definitions from the fields of chemistry,zoology,biochemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry,zoology,biochemistry) a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair feathers nails and hooves

Synonyms

ceratin

Related terms

scleroprotein hair hair feather horn

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Rhymes with

sheraton skeleton exoskeleton samaritan puritan gelatin charlatan erythropoietin rotten capoten craton biotin metropolitan cosmopolitan neapolitan curtain scranton mutton button charleston lovastatin captain middleton pectin nekton triton benton weston dentin tighten titan hutton cotton written edmonton binghamton forgotten minnesotan highfalutin sexton progestin predestine canton burton dayton crichton brighton brighten compton carton tibetan threaten clandestine caxton capstan intestine chesterton hamilton certain satan merton misbegotten appleton frighten boughten paton batten unbutton patten baton tartan eddington actin latin tonne ton satin tin fatten kitten ashton breton lewiston kindergarten tungsten bennington ellington stockton stanton wellington austin lighten lawton laughton whiten keaton houghton heighten hampton often austen charleston straighten trenton brinton galveston enlighten dalton danton sultan unbeaten boston guncotton galton platen forgotten flatten singleton typewritten briton britain britten macrodantin burlington prolactin frostbitten bitten paxton clinton morton mountain wharton marten martin spartan shorten huston hearten wanton walton plantain fountain eaten bulletin uncertain st_martin kingston whiten thornton beaten johnston mitten sittin' lytton farmington phytoplankton manhattan arlington lexington handwritten plankton begotten huntington piston newton seton wotan wheaten unwritten badminton verboten wilton milton liston smitten fulton sweeten molten gluten chieftain wheaten bloomington stun rasputin princeton livingston houston washington wilmington

Phonetic and Homophones

K EH1 R AH0 T IH0 N
K EH1 R AH0 T AH0 N

Similar Spelling

keratinize keratinise K_ration

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