scleroprotein

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A strong protein in body parts like hair, nails, and bone

noun
/ˌsklɛrəˈproʊtiːn/

Specialized

: escleroproteína

Collagen is a type of scleroprotein abundant in connective tissues throughout the body.

Examples

Keratin is a type of scleroprotein found in hair.
Collagen is a major scleroprotein in connective tissues.
Researchers are studying how scleroprotein structures contribute to tissue strength and flexibility.
The transparency of the eye's lens is partly due to an organized scleroprotein arrangement.
Collagen is a type of scleroprotein abundant in connective tissues throughout the body.
Researchers are studying how scleroprotein structures contribute to tissue strength and flexibility.
The transparency of the eye's lens is partly due to an organized scleroprotein arrangement.

Synonyms

albuminoid

vsscleroprotein

Archaic

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A simple protein in hard body parts like hair and nails and in the eye lens

is a broader class of fibrous structural proteins found in many tissues

Surface Forms

scleroprotein singular

scleroproteins plural

Morphology

scleroprotein = protein (opaque) = sclero + protein

The combining form 'sclero-' is a specialized scientific morpheme (meaning 'hard') that is not familiar to general B1 learners, so the compound meaning is not easily derived from 'protein' alone.

Etymology

Scleroprotein comes from the Greek part sclero- meaning 'hard' and the familiar word protein. So scleroproteins are the 'hard' proteins that make strong, structural parts of the body like hair, nails, bone, cartilage, and the lens of the eye.