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Noun: keratinization
  1. Organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)
    - keratinisation [Brit]

Derived forms: keratinizations

See also: keratinize

Type of: biological process, organic process

Encyclopedia: Keratinization