Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keratohyalin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ker-a-to-hyalin
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *kérats Ancient Greek κέρᾰς (kérăs)der. English kerato- English hyalin English keratohyalin From kerato- + hyalin.

Inflected Forms

keratohyalins (plural)

Questions

What does keratohyalin mean?: A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
Where does keratohyalin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *kérats Ancient Greek κέρᾰς (kérăs)der. English kerato- English hyalin English keratohyalin From kerato- + hyalin.

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