ceratin

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 (synset 114756651)
    is a type of: albuminoid, scleroprotein - a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye
    substance meronym:
    • feather, plumage, plume - the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
    • hair - 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
    • horn - the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails
    same as: keratin

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