Scleroprotein

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  • noun. Any of a class of generally insoluble proteins, such as collagen, found especially in skeletal and connective tissue.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A term suggested to designate the albuminoids which occur widely distributed in the skeletal tissues of the animal organism.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any of many fibrous proteins found in connective tissue etc
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye
    • Word Usage
    "It is a scleroprotein present largely in cuticular structures such as hair, nails, horn."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    simple protein  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    ceratin  chondrin  collagen  elastin  gelatin  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    albuminoid  
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