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

23 June 2025

PEOPLE

(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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