KERATINIZE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word keratinize. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for KERATINIZE
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calcify | verbv | |||||||
verb • become impregnated with calcium salts • become inflexible and unchanging • turn into lime; become calcified • convert into lime | ||||||||
callous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • emotionally hardened • having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear verb • make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals | ||||||||
desiccate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless verb • preserve by removing all water and liquids from • remove water from • lose water or moisture | ||||||||
harden | verbv | |||||||
verb • become hard or harder • make hard or harder • harden by reheating and cooling in oil • make healthy • cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | ||||||||
indurate | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • emotionally hardened verb • become fixed or established • make hard or harder • become hard or harder • cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | ||||||||
solidify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make solid or more solid; cause to solidify • become solid | ||||||||
keratinise | verbv | |||||||
verb • convert into keratin • become horny and impregnated with keratin |