ceratin
English Thesaurus
1. a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | albuminoid, scleroprotein, |
definition | : | a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye (noun.substance) |
substance meronym | : | feather, plumage, plume, |
definition | : | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds (noun.animal) |
substance meronym | : | hair, |
definition | : | a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss (noun.body) |
substance meronym | : | horn, |
definition | : | the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails (noun.substance) |
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