A nitrogenous substance, or mixture of substances, containing sulphur in a loose state of combination, and forming the chemical basis of epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, and the like. It is an insoluble substance, and, unlike elastin, is not dissolved even by gastric or pancreatic juice. By decomposition with sulphuric acid it yields leucin and tyrosin, as does albumin. Called also epidermose.
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Resembling albumin.
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The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole of…
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A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing upon the heads of certain animals, esp. of the ruminants, as cattle, goats, and the like. The…
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The entire clothing of a bird.
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A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long, conspicuous, or handsome feather.
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