keratin
noun/ˈkerətɪn/
/ˈkerətɪn/
[uncountable] (biology)- a protein that forms hair, feathers, horns, hoofs, etc.Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek keras, kerat- ‘horn’ + -in.
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