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keratineous

keratineous is the alternative form of keratinous.

Meaning of keratinous

Adjective

keratinous (comparative more keratinous, superlative most keratinous)

  1. Consisting of, or made from keratin.
    • Prum implies that, whatever their morphology, Longisquama’s appendages were not keratinous, whereas in fact, all amniote epidermal appendages consist of keratin ( 2 ).2001 March 9, Richard O. Prum et al., “Longisquama Fossil and Feather Morphology”, in Science, volume 291, number 5510, →DOI, pages 1899–1902
    Synonyms:
    keratinaceous

Questions about keratineous

What is keratineous the alternative form of?
Keratineous is the alternative form of keratinous.

Words near keratineous in the dictionary

  1. keratin
  2. keratinaceous
  3. keratinacious
  4. keratinase
  5. keratinases
  6. keratineous
  7. keratinic
  8. keratinisation
  9. keratinisations
  10. keratinise
  11. keratinised

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