Word: keratinous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ke
rat
i
nous
Definition: Consisting of, or made from keratin.
Morphemes:
Affix: keratin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The protein of which hair and nails are composed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κέρας
Language: grc
Decoded: keras
Meaning: horn
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of