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hyperkeratinize

hyperkeratinize verb: to cause or to undergo hyperkeratinization.

Verb

hyperkeratinize (third-person singular simple present hyperkeratinizes, present participle hyperkeratinizing, simple past and past participle hyperkeratinized)

  1. To cause or to undergo hyperkeratinization.

Forms of hyperkeratinize

third-person singular presenthyperkeratinizes
present participlehyperkeratinizing
past participlehyperkeratinized
pasthyperkeratinized

Origin of hyperkeratinize

From hyper- + keratinize.

Questions about hyperkeratinize

What does hyperkeratinize mean?
Hyperkeratinize means to cause or to undergo hyperkeratinization.
What part of speech is hyperkeratinize?
Hyperkeratinize is a verb.
What is the past tense of hyperkeratinize?
The past tense of hyperkeratinize is hyperkeratinized.

Words near hyperkeratinize in the dictionary

  1. hyperkeratinised
  2. hyperkeratinises
  3. hyperkeratinising
  4. hyperkeratinization
  5. hyperkeratinizations
  6. hyperkeratinize
  7. hyperkeratinized
  8. hyperkeratoses
  9. hyperkeratosis
  10. hyperkeratotic
  11. hyperketoacidemia

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