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ker·a·tin·ase

n :  a proteolytic enzyme that digests keratin, is present in keratin-consuming organisms (as clothes moth larvae), and is used in depilatories .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  ke·ra·ti·nize  ke·ra·ti·nous 

 
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