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cornification

cornification noun: conversion into, or formation of, horn.

Noun

cornification (countable and uncountable, plural cornifications)

  1. Conversion into, or formation of, horn.
  2. A general hardening of the skin.

cornification meaning in Tamil

cornification in Tamil

காய்ப்புத்திசு ஏற்றம், காழ்ப்புக் காய்த்தல், கொம்பாதல்

Forms of cornification

pluralcornifications

Origin of cornification

From Latin cornū (“horn”) + -ification.

Words formed from cornification

Questions about cornification

What does cornification mean?
Cornification means conversion into, or formation of, horn.
What is cornification in Tamil?
Cornification in Tamil is காய்ப்புத்திசு ஏற்றம், காழ்ப்புக் காய்த்தல், கொம்பாதல். See Cornification meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cornification?
Cornification is a noun.
What is the plural of cornification?
The plural of cornification is cornifications.

Words near cornification in the dictionary

  1. Corniers
  2. corniest
  3. cornifelin
  4. corniferous
  5. cornific
  6. cornification
  7. cornifications
  8. cornified
  9. cornifies
  10. corniform
  11. cornify

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cornification (page history and authors); cornification (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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