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Keratinous in a sentence

Keratinous meaning

Consisting of, or made from keratin.

Using Keratinous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Consisting of, or made from keratin.

Context around Keratinous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

sheath 1× skin 1×

Sentence patterns with Keratinous

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

have a keratinous skin covered 1× into a keratinous sheath which 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

harmer s f 1×

Common sentence endings:

an annual basis 1× grows with age 1×

Words around Keratinous

Just before it in the word index:

keratinocytes 10 keratinized 4 keratinised 5 keratin 47 kerastase 2 keras 6

Just after it in the word index:

keratins 11 keratitis 6 keratoconjunctivitis 3 keratoses 2 keratosis 7 keravnos 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Keratinous

  • In this selection, "keratinous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sheath and skin stand out and add context to how "keratinous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include have a keratinous skin covered and into a keratinous sheath which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "keratinous" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with keratinous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

As in the Giraffidae, skin covers the bony cores, but in the pronghorn it develops into a keratinous sheath which is shed and regrown on an annual basis. (28 words)

Harmer, S. F. & Shipley, A. E. (1899) Close-up of the head of a southern cassowary All three species have a keratinous skin covered casque on their heads which grows with age. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

Harmer, S. F. & Shipley, A. E. (1899) Close-up of the head of a southern cassowary All three species have a keratinous skin covered casque on their heads which grows with age. (32 words)

As in the Giraffidae, skin covers the bony cores, but in the pronghorn it develops into a keratinous sheath which is shed and regrown on an annual basis. (28 words)

Example sentences (2)

As in the Giraffidae, skin covers the bony cores, but in the pronghorn it develops into a keratinous sheath which is shed and regrown on an annual basis.

Harmer, S. F. & Shipley, A. E. (1899) Close-up of the head of a southern cassowary All three species have a keratinous skin covered casque on their heads which grows with age.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "keratinous" in a sentence?
An example: "As in the Giraffidae, skin covers the bony cores, but in the pronghorn it develops into a keratinous sheath which is shed and regrown on an annual basis." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "keratinous" from authentic English texts.
What does "keratinous" mean?
Keratinous means: Consisting of, or made from keratin.
How many example sentences with "keratinous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "keratinous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.