SCLEROPROTEIN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye

Synonyms:

albuminoid; scleroprotein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("scleroprotein" is a kind of...):

simple protein (a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scleroprotein"):

collagen (a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling)

elastin (a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries)

gelatin; gelatine (a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin)

chondrin (a substance that resembles gelatin and is obtained by boiling cartilage in water)

ceratin; keratin (a fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves)