keratin
English
/ˈkɛr.ə.tᵊn/
noun
Definitions
- (protein) The protein of which hair and nails are composed.
Etymology
Borrowed from German Keratin derived from Ancient Greek κέρας (horn).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κέρας
Gloss
horn
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
角
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anticytokeratin English
- antikeratin English
- cytokeratin English
- eukeratin English
- hyperkeratinisation English
- hyperkeratinization English
- hyperkeratinize English
- interkeratinocyte English
- keratinaceous English
- keratinase English
- keratinic English
- keratinisation English
- keratinise English
- keratinization English
- keratinize English
- keratinocyte English
- keratinogenesis English
- keratinoid English
- keratinolysis English
- keratinolytic English
- keratinophagous English
- keratinophilic English
- keratinosome English
- keratinous English
- kerato- English
- keroid English
- lipokeratinocyte English
- neurokeratin English
- nonkeratin English
- nonkeratinous English
- pancytokeratin English
- parakeratin English
- procerite English
- aceratus Latin
- cerato- Latin
- mosaicus Latin
- Keratin German
- keratine Dutch, Flemish
- αἰγόκερας Ancient Greek
- βούκερας Ancient Greek
- κέρας Ancient Greek
- κεράστης Ancient Greek
- κεράτινος Ancient Greek
- ῥινόκερως Ancient Greek
- *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- keratin Norwegian Bokmål
- keratin Norwegian Nynorsk
- यम Sanskrit
- توران Persian
- keratin Cebuano
- κέρας Cebuano
- Giresun Turkish
- Liaoceratops Chinese
- Zhuchengceratops Chinese
- ye huehcāuh Classical Nahuatl
- бага Mongolian
- баян Mongolian
- ᠯᠠᠮᠠ Mongolian
- koʻl Uzbek
- tȟatȟáŋka Lakota
- keroid
- kerato-
- procerite
- keratinic
- eukeratin
- keratinize
- keratinoid
- nonkeratin
- keratinous
- keratinise
- keratinase
- cytokeratin
- antikeratin
- parakeratin
- keratinosome
- keratinocyte
- neurokeratin
- nonkeratinous
- keratinaceous
- keratinolytic
- keratinolysis
- keratinisation
- keratinization
- pancytokeratin
- keratinophilic
- keratinophagous
- keratinogenesis
- hyperkeratinize
- anticytokeratin
- lipokeratinocyte
- interkeratinocyte
- hyperkeratinization
- hyperkeratinisation