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albuminoid vs keratin

keratin vs albuminoid

albuminoid and keratin both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
albuminoid Yes No No No
keratin Yes No No No
As nouns, keratin is a hyponym of albuminoid; that is, keratin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than albuminoid:
  • albuminoid: a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye
  • keratin: a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves
Other hyponyms of albuminoid include collagen, elastin, gelatin, gelatine, chondrin, ceratin.
albuminoid (noun) keratin (noun)
a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves
Difference between albuminoid and keratin

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