Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun keratin

1 sense of keratin

Sense 1
keratin, ceratin -- (a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves)
       => scleroprotein, albuminoid -- (a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye)