| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa.[Websters]
2. Being horny. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb keratosely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (keratosely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective keratose.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "KERATOSE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
