Keratose

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Keratose \Ker"a*tose`\, n. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn.] (Physiol.
     Chem.)
     A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition
     of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; --
     called also {keratode}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Keratose \Ker"a*tose`\, a. (Zool.)
     Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging
     to the Keratosa.
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