keratein

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noun

The easily digested reduction product of keratin, in which the disulfide links are reduced to SH groups, the individual peptide chains having been separated.

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Meanings

nounkeratein (plural kerateins)

plural kerateins

  1. sciencesThe easily digested reduction product of keratin, in which the disulfide links are reduced to SH groups, the individual peptide chains having been separated.

Origin

From kerat- + -ein.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

ankerite
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APA

keratein. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keratein

MLA

“keratein.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keratein. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keratein,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keratein.

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