keratin

See also: Keratin

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κέρας (kéras) +‎ -in.

Noun

keratin (countable and uncountable, plural keratins)

(biochemistry) The protein of which hair and nails are composed.

Derived terms

keratinous

Translations

protein that hair and nails are made of

Catalan: queratina f
Danish: keratin
Dutch: keratine (nl)
Esperanto: kerato
Finnish: keratiini (fi)
French: kératine (fr) f
Galician: queratina f
German: Keratin (de), Hornstoff m, Hornsubstanz f
Icelandic: hyrni n, hornefni n, keratín n
Ido: keratino (io)

Irish: ceiritin
Italian: cheratina (it) f
Occitan: queratina
Persian: کراتین‎ (kerâtin)
Polish: keratyna (pl) f
Portuguese: queratina (pt)
Russian: керати́н (ru) m (keratín), рогово́е вещество́ n (rogovóje veščestvó)
Spanish: queratina f
Swedish: keratin (sv)
Turkish: keratin (tr)

References

“keratin” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Anagrams

Katrine, intaker, kreatin, tankier

Cebuano

Etymology

From English keratin, from Ancient Greek κέρας +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ke‧ra‧tin

Noun

keratin

(biochemistry) keratin

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