cicatrize, cicatrise
(verb) form a scar, after an injury; “the skin will cicatrize and it will heal soon”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cicatrize (third-person singular simple present cicatrizes, present participle cicatrizing, simple past and past participle cicatrized)
(intransitive) to form a scar
(transitive) to treat or heal a wound by causing a scar or cicatrix to form
• The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night
• arcticize
Source: Wiktionary
Cic"a*trize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cicatrized; p. pr. & vb. n. Cicatrizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. cicatriser, fr. cicatrice, L. cicatrix, scar.] (Med.)
Definition: To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in wounded or ulcerated flesh. Wiseman.
Cic"a*trize, v. i. (Med.)
Definition: To heal; to have a new skin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2025
(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
