Keratogenic
/ˌkɛrətoʊˈdʒɛnɪk/noun
Producing or forming keratin, or relating to the formation of horny tissue.
Did you know?The first half comes from Greek *keras* (“horn”), the same root behind *ceratops* dinosaurs and *keratin*, so this word carries an old biological idea of hardened, horn-like power.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
keras (genitive keratos)
“horn”
Modern Scientific Greek
Greek
kerato-
“horn; horny tissue”
19th Century
Greek/English
-genic
“producing; generating”
19th Century
English
keratogenic
“producing keratin or horny tissue”
Modern English
English
keratogenic
“relating to the formation of keratin or horny tissue”