different between keratin vs milium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Keratin, from Ancient Greek ????? (kéras, “horn”) +? -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?r.?.t?n/

Noun

keratin (countable and uncountable, plural keratins)

1. (biochemistry) The protein of which hair and nails are composed.

Derived terms

• keratinous
• keratinize

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “keratin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Katrine, intaker, kreatin, tankier

Cebuano

Etymology

From English keratin, from Ancient Greek ????? +? -in.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ke?ra?tin

Noun

keratin

1. (biochemistry) keratin

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (kéras) +? -in.

Noun

keratin n (definite singular keratinet, indefinite plural keratin, definite plural keratina or keratinene)

1. keratin

References

• “keratin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “keratin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (kéras) +? -in.

Noun

keratin n (definite singular keratinet, indefinite plural keratin, definite plural keratina)

1. keratin

References

• “keratin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?li?m

Noun

milium (plural milia)

1. (dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.

Synonyms

• milk spot
• oil seed

Further reading

• Milium (disease) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *meljom, from Proto-Indo-European *melh?- (“to grind, crush”), see also Ancient Greek ?????? (melín?, “millet”) and Lithuanian málnos (“millet”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?mi.li.um/, [?m?li???]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?mi.li.um/, [?mi?lium]

Noun

milium n (genitive mili? or mil?); second declension

1. millet

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Related terms

• miliaceus
• miliacus
• m?liginis

Descendants

Etymology 2

Inflected form of m?lle (“thousand”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?mi?.li.um/, [?mi?li???]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?mi.li.um/, [?mi?lium]

Numeral

m?lium

1. genitive plural of m?lle

Usage notes

See Appendix:Latin cardinal numbers

References

• milium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• milium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• milium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette