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keratin (n.)
basic substance of horns, nails, feathers, etc., 1848, from Greek
keras
(genitive
keratos
) "horn of an animal; horn as a substance" (from PIE
*ker-
(1) "horn, head;" see
horn
(n.)) + chemical suffix
-in
(2).
