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keratinolysis

keratinolysis noun: the breakdown of keratin.

Noun

keratinolysis (uncountable)

  1. The breakdown of keratin

Origin of keratinolysis

From keratin + -lysis.

Questions about keratinolysis

What does keratinolysis mean?
Keratinolysis means the breakdown of keratin.
What part of speech is keratinolysis?
Keratinolysis is a noun.

Words near keratinolysis in the dictionary

  1. keratinocyte
  2. keratinocytes
  3. keratinocytic
  4. keratinogenesis
  5. keratinoid
  6. keratinolysis
  7. keratinolytic
  8. keratinolytically
  9. keratinolytics
  10. keratinophage
  11. keratinophages

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