keratin - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • call: Whilst still at the basal layer, they begin forming a protein called keratin.
  • contain: Human skin contains keratin which is a fibrous protein which is also the principal constituent of hair.
  • digest: Clothes moth larvae are among the few insects able to digest the keratin of hairs and feathers.

Modifies a noun

  • fiber: Extraction of DNA and analysis of raw fibers Various methods have been developed for the recovery of DNA from keratin fibers.
  • plug: They tend to have a volcano appearance with a keratin plug in the middle.
  • protein: This flat layer of cells owes its toughness to the keratin proteins which they contain in large quantities.
  • filament: They are irregularly shaped dendritic cells, without keratin filaments of melanosomes, and they are antigen presenting cells.
  • amino: Keratin amino acids, panthenol and mucopolysaccharides may assist with replacing and retaining moisture, leaving the hair with a healthy-looking shine.
  • cell: Occasionally the virus causes rapid growth of the tough keratin cells on the footpad, resulting in a hardened pad.

Noun used with modifier

  • protein: Some are used as building blocks: your hair and nails contain the protein keratin, while your muscles contain actin and myosin.

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