keratinize

English

Alternative forms

• keratinise

Etymology

keratin +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛrətnˌaɪz/

Verb

keratinize (third-person singular simple present keratinizes, present participle keratinizing, simple past and past participle keratinized)

1. (transitive) To convert into keratin.
2. (intransitive) To take on the appearance of keratin, or become impregnated with keratin.

Derived terms

• keratinized
• keratinization

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: sarveistua
• Italian: cheratinizzare (it)
• Polish: chropowacieć impf, schropowacieć pf, rogowacieć impf, zrogowacieć (pl) pf