keratin
Keratin is a 7 letter word which starts with the letter K and ends with the letter N for which we found 1 definitions.
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| (n.) 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. |
Syllable Information
The word keratin is a 7 letter word that has 3 syllable 's . The syllable division for keratin is: ker-a-tin
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