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cornifying

cornifying is the present participle and gerund of cornify.

Meaning of cornify

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

Questions about cornifying

What is cornifying the present participle and gerund of?
Cornifying is the present participle and gerund of cornify.

Words near cornifying in the dictionary

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

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