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KERATINISATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)
Synonyms:
keratinisation; keratinization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
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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