• (a.) Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging to the Keratosa. • (n.) A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/keratose/
Ker'a·tose` noun [ Greek ke`ras , -atos , horn.] (Physiol. Chem.) A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; -- called also keratode . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/K/6