Cornify
/ˈkɔɹ.nɪ.faɪ/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To convert or be converted into horn or a similar substance
"No longer in contact with an inner root sheath, the isthmus epithelium cornifies without a granular zone, and the thin cornified layer is composed of compactly arranged cornified cells."
Example
More examples"No longer in contact with an inner root sheath, the isthmus epithelium cornifies without a granular zone, and the thin cornified layer is composed of compactly arranged cornified cells."
Etymology
From corn + -ify, from Latin cornu (“horn”).