verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative form of keratinize. alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   become horny and impregnated with keratin wordnet
3. 3
   convert into keratin wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

keratinizehyperkeratiniseoverkeratinise

Antonyms

All antonyms

dekeratinizenormal keratinisation

Etymology

From keratin + -ise.