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cornify

UK/ˈkɔː.nɪ.faɪ/US/ˈkɔɹ.nɪ.faɪ/

cornify verb: to convert or be converted into horn or a similar substance.

Verb

cornify (third-person singular simple present cornifies, present participle cornifying, simple past and past participle cornified)

  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.1985, Moschella & Hurley, Dermatology, 2nd edition, volume 1, page 51

Forms of cornify

third-person singular presentcornifies
present participlecornifying
past participlecornified
pastcornified

Origin of cornify

From corn + -ify, from Latin cornu (“horn”).

Words formed from cornify

Questions about cornify

What does cornify mean?
Cornify means to convert or be converted into horn or a similar substance.
What part of speech is cornify?
Cornify is a verb.
How do you pronounce cornify?
Cornify is pronounced /ˈkɔː.nɪ.faɪ/ (UK).
What is the past tense of cornify?
The past tense of cornify is cornified.

Words near cornify in the dictionary

  1. cornification
  2. cornifications
  3. cornified
  4. cornifies
  5. corniform
  6. cornify
  7. cornifying
  8. cornigerous
  9. cornily
  10. cornin
  11. cornine

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