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Word | Keratin |
Nepali Meaning | केरातिन, केराटिनजस्ता |
a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair feathers nails and hooves / A nitrogenous substance, or mixture of substances, containing sulphur in a loose state of combination, and forming the chemical basis of epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, and the like. It is an insoluble substance, and, unlike elastin, is not dissolved even by gastric or pancreatic juice. By decomposition with sulphuric acid it yields leucin and tyrosin, as does albumin. Called also epidermose. / (of an animal) having one pure-bred parent., | |
Usage | ⇒ But perhaps the greatest beneficiary of all has been the Irish half-bred mare whose future in the mid-19s looked extremely bleak. |
Synonyms | ceratin, antler, beak, cornet, honker, hooter, horn, ivory, klaxon, owl, schnozzle, snoot, snout, trumpet, |
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