Definition
A protein or protein-like substance, particularly one found in or derived from wax or waxy plant materials.
Etymology
From Latin cera (wax) + -in (chemical suffix), created in scientific terminology to describe wax-related proteins and compounds.
Kelly Says
Ceratin appears in old chemistry texts as scientists tried to understand what made beeswax so special—they were discovering that wax isn't just one simple substance but a complex mix of proteins and lipids.
Translations
ARالعربية
كيرتاتين
kir-ta-tin
BNবাংলা
কেরাটিন
ke-ra-tin
CACatalà
queratina
ke-ra-ti-na
CSČeština
keratin
ke-ra-tin
DADansk
keratin
ke-ra-tin
DEDeutsch
Ceratin
tsera-tin
ELΕλληνικά
κερατίνη
ke-ra-ti-ni
ESEspañol
ceratina
ser-a-ti-na
FISuomi
keratiini
ke-ra-ti-ini
FRFrançais
cératine
se-ra-tin
HIहिन्दी
केराटिन
ke-ra-tin
HUMagyar
keratin
ke-ra-tin
IDBahasa Indonesia
keratin
ke-ra-tin
ITItaliano
cheratina
ke-ra-ti-na
MSBahasa Melayu
keratin
ke-ra-tin
MYမြန်မာ
ကေရာတင်း
ka-ra-tin
NLNederlands
keratine
ke-ra-ti-ne
NONorsk
keratin
ke-ra-tin
PLPolski
keratyna
ke-ra-ty-na
PTPortuguês
ceratina
ser-a-ti-na
RORomână
keratină
ke-ra-ti-na
RUРусский
кератин
keratin
SVSvenska
keratin
ke-ra-tin
SWKiswahili
keratin
ke-ra-tin
TAதமிழ்
கேரட்டின்
ke-ra-ttin
TEతెలుగు
కెరటిన్
ke-ra-tin
TRTürkçe
seratin
se-ra-tin
UKУкраїнська
кератин
keratin
VITiếng Việt
ceratin
se-ra-tin