KERATINIZATION

keratinization, keratinisation

(noun) organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

keratinization (plural keratinizations)

the process in which cells from beneath the skin are converted to hair and nails (made of keratin)

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


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