Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keratinolytic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ker-ati-nolyt-ic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to keratinolysis

noun

Synonym of keratolytic.

Example Sentences

"Treatment with emollients and mild keratinolytics, such as urea cream and lactic acid lotion resulted in the soothing of the affected skin."

Etymology

From keratin + -lytic.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: keratin

Inflected Forms

keratinolytics (plural)

Synonyms

keratolytic

Questions

What does keratinolytic mean?: Relating to keratinolysis
Where does keratinolytic come from?: From keratin + -lytic.

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