the process in which cells from beneath the skin are converted to hair and nails (made of keratin)
keratinize
keratinize
verb
(intransitive) To take on the appearance of keratin, or become impregnated with keratin.
(transitive) To convert into keratin.
keratinized
keratinized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of keratinize
keratinizes
keratinizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of keratinize
keratinizing
keratinizing
verb
present participle of keratinize
koniggratz
konzentrationslager
krantz
krantz
noun
(in South Africa) An encircling or overhanging wall of rock.
krantzite
kreitzman
kurtzman
quakerization
quakerization
Noun
conversion to the Quaker religion
rosenkrantz
sanskritization
sanskritization
Noun
A form of social change in India and Nepal, in which members of lower castes seek upward mobility by emulating the rituals and practices of the upper or dominant castes.
sanskritize
sanskritize
Verb
to convert a non-Sanskrit word, particularly a Pali word, to its equivalent Sanskrit form
to emulate rituals and practices of upper classes so as to gain upward social mobility
