KERASINE
\kˈɛɹɐsˌa͡ɪn], \kˈɛɹɐsˌaɪn], \k_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɐ_s_ˌaɪ_n]\
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ker'a-sin, adj. like or made of horn.--ns. KERAT[=I]'ASIS, a morbid condition characterised by warty or horny growths; KER'ATIN, a nitrogenous compound, the essential ingredient of horny tissue, as of horns, nails, &c. [Gr. keras, a horn.]
By Thomas Davidson
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