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keratins

keratins is the plural of keratin.

Meaning of keratin

Noun

keratin (countable and uncountable, plural keratins)

  1. The protein of which hair and nails are composed.

Questions about keratins

What is keratins the plural of?
Keratins is the plural of keratin.

Words near keratins in the dictionary

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

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