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keratinophilic

keratinophilic adjective: capable of thriving on keratin.

Adjective

keratinophilic (not comparable)

  1. Capable of thriving on keratin.
    • a keratinophilic fungus

Origin of keratinophilic

From keratin + -o- + -philic.

Questions about keratinophilic

What does keratinophilic mean?
Keratinophilic means capable of thriving on keratin.
What part of speech is keratinophilic?
Keratinophilic is an adjective.

Words near keratinophilic in the dictionary

  1. keratinolytically
  2. keratinolytics
  3. keratinophage
  4. keratinophages
  5. keratinophagous
  6. keratinophilic
  7. keratinophylic
  8. keratinosome
  9. keratinosomes
  10. keratinous
  11. keratins

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