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KERATINISE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become horny and impregnated with keratin

Synonyms:

keratinise; keratinize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "keratinise" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Verb group:

keratinise; keratinize (convert into keratin)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Convert into keratin

Synonyms:

keratinise; keratinize

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "keratinise" is one way to...):

convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)

Verb group:

keratinise; keratinize (become horny and impregnated with keratin)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

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