keratose

[ ker-uh-tohs ]

adjective
  1. having a skeleton formed of horny fibers, as certain sponges.

noun

Origin of keratose

1
First recorded in 1850–55; kerat- + -ose1

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British Dictionary definitions for keratose

keratose

/ (ˈkɛrəˌtəʊs, -ˌtəʊz) /


adjective
  1. (esp of certain sponges) having a horny skeleton

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