keratin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɛɹətɪn/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkeɹətən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from German Keratin, from Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + -in. Doublet of carat.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The protein of which hair and nails are composed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| keratins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
keratinocyte · keratinophage · keratinous · neurokeratin · keratinase · keratinosome · keratinization · keratinophilic · keratinolysis · keratinoid · keratinic · parakeratin · keratinolytic · nonkeratin · eukeratin · keratinize · keratinisation · antikeratin · cytokeratin · keratinise · keratinogenesis · keratinophagous · keratinaceous
Translations (42)
da keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of) · is hornefni (protein that hair and nails are made of) · eo kerato (protein that hair and nails are made of) · is keratín (protein that hair and nails are made of) · cy ceratin (protein that hair and nails are made of) · sv hornämne (protein that hair and nails are made of) · es queratina (protein that hair and nails are made of) · fr kératine (protein that hair and nails are made of) · fa کراتین (protein that hair and nails are made of) · ru керати́н (protein that hair and nails are made of) · ro cheratină (protein that hair and nails are made of) · tr keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of) · nn keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of) · pl keratyna (protein that hair and nails are made of) · nb keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of) · io keratino (protein that hair and nails are made of) · cmn 角質 /角质 (protein that hair and nails are made of) · pt queratina (protein that hair and nails are made of) · de Hornstoff (protein that hair and nails are made of) · yue 角質 /角质 (protein that hair and nails are made of) · de Hornsubstanz (protein that hair and nails are made of) · mi keratini (protein that hair and nails are made of) · is hyrni (protein that hair and nails are made of) · cs keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of) · it cheratina (protein that hair and nails are made of) · oc queratina (protein that hair and nails are made of) · cmn 角蛋白 (protein that hair and nails are made of) · ar كيراتين (protein that hair and nails are made of) · ca queratina (protein that hair and nails are made of) · fi keratiini (protein that hair and nails are made of) · nl keratine (protein that hair and nails are made of) · sv keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of) · ja ケラチン (protein that hair and nails are made of) · cs rohovina (protein that hair and nails are made of) · bg кератин (protein that hair and nails are made of) · cmn 角朊 (protein that hair and nails are made of) · de Keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of) · ga ceiritin (protein that hair and nails are made of) · gl queratina (protein that hair and nails are made of) · ru рогово́е вещество́ (protein that hair and nails are made of) · sw keratini (protein that hair and nails are made of) · km កេរ៉ាទីន (protein that hair and nails are made of)