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Definition: Keratose
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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Keratose
\Ker"a*tose`\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging
to the Keratosa.
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