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keratinous

keratinous adjective: consisting of, or made from keratin.

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

Synonyms of keratinous

Forms of keratinous

comparativemore keratinous
superlativemost keratinous

Origin of keratinous

* from keratin + -ous

Words formed from keratinous

Questions about keratinous

What does keratinous mean?
Keratinous means consisting of, or made from keratin.
What part of speech is keratinous?
Keratinous is an adjective.

Words near keratinous in the dictionary

  1. keratinophagous
  2. keratinophilic
  3. keratinophylic
  4. keratinosome
  5. keratinosomes
  6. keratinous
  7. keratins
  8. keratitides
  9. keratitis
  10. keratitis-ichthyosis-deafness syndrome
  11. keratitises

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