queratina
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ke.ɾaˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ke.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɨ.ɾɐˈti.nɐ/
- Hyphenation: que‧ra‧ti‧na
Noun
queratina f (plural queratinas)
- (biochemistry) keratin (protein that hair and nails are made of)
Further reading
- “queratina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “queratina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /keɾaˈtina/ [ke.ɾaˈt̪i.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: que‧ra‧ti‧na
Noun
queratina f (plural queratinas)
- (biochemistry) keratin
- Synonym: keratina
Further reading
- “queratina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025