Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To produce keratin or become like keratin.
- intransitive verb To convert (something) into keratin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
ceratinize .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To convert into
keratin - verb To take on the appearance of keratin, or become impregnated with keratin
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb become horny and impregnated with keratin
- verb convert into keratin
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Examples
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[1] As the cells in the three regions begin to keratinize and harden, they are integrated into the dead (keratinized) portion of the hair fiber; new hair cells in the hair bulb region push the dead shaft upwards towards the skin's surface.
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[1] As the cells in the three regions begin to keratinize and harden, they are integrated into the dead (keratinized) portion of the hair fiber; new hair cells in the hair bulb region push the dead shaft upwards towards the skin's surface.
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[1] As the cells in the three regions begin to keratinize and harden, they are integrated into the dead (keratinized) portion of the hair fiber; new hair cells in the hair bulb region push the dead shaft upwards towards the skin's surface.
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