VERB | change | keratinise, keratinize | convert into keratin |
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change | keratinise, keratinize | become horny and impregnated with keratin |
Meaning | convert into keratin. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonym | keratinize | |
Broader | convert | change the nature, purpose, or function of something |
Similar to | keratinize, keratinise | Become horny and impregnated with keratin |
Spanish | queratinizar |
Meaning | Become horny and impregnated with keratin. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonym | keratinize | |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Similar to | keratinize, keratinise | convert into keratin |
Nouns | keratinisation | organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) |
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