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KERATINISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does keratinisation mean? 

KERATINISATION (noun)
  The noun KERATINISATION has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: KERATINISATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


KERATINISATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

keratinisation; keratinization

Hypernyms ("keratinisation" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Derivation:

keratinise (become horny and impregnated with keratin)


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