keratin
/ˈkeɹətən/KEH-ruh-tuhn
/ˈkɛɹətən/KEH-ruh-tuhn
Meaninghorn stuff
Common meaning: the protein of hair and nails
- kerata hornLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 798 · scan
- inchemical noun ending
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek κέρας ‘a horn’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry κέρας, p. 798 · dictionary scan
Roots
- κέρας, κέρατος Greek “a horn”
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