See Also: neurokeratin(medicine)
yelp(1)(dictionary)
yelp(2)(dictionary)
yelp(dictionary)

yelp(1) (iou) and neurokeratin (medicine)


yelp(1) (iou)



yelp noun.

I.
Glory; ostentation. Only in OE.
Pride, arrogance. Only in OE.
Boasting, vainglorious speaking. OE-LME.
II.
A short shrill cry of pain, excitement, etc., esp. as uttered by a dog. E16.

neurokeratin (medicine)


neurokeratin
<physiology> A substance, resembling keratin, present in nerve tissue, as in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibres. Like keratin it resists the action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and tyrosin.

Origin: Neuro- + keratin.

Source: Websters Dictionary