Term: keratin: a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: southwestern toad: a uniformly warty stocky toad of washes and streams of semiarid southwestern United States
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: evil: that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; - Shakespeare
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: damp: a slight wetness
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: perch: an elevated place serving as a seat
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: ethic: a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: slave market: a marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War)
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: aplodontia: type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: cinderella: a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: hermaphroditism: congenital condition in which external genitalia and internal sex organs have both male and female characteristics
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: chronic glossitis: glossitis with atrophy of tongue tissue; sometimes accompanies pernicious anemia