| NOUN | process | keratinisation, keratinization | organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) |
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| Meaning | organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair). | |
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| Synonym | keratinization | |
| Broader | organic process, biological process | A process occurring in living organisms |
| Spanish | queratinización | |
| Verbs | keratinise | become horny and impregnated with keratin |
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