'Keratose' definitions:
Definition of 'Keratose'
From: GCIDE
- Keratose \Ker"a*tose`\, n. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn.] (Physiol. Chem.) A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Keratose'
From: GCIDE
- Keratose \Ker"a*tose`\, a. (Zool.) Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa. [1913 Webster]