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keratinize

/ˈkɛrətnˌaɪz/

keratinize verb: to convert into keratin.

Verb

keratinize (third-person singular simple present keratinizes, present participle keratinizing, simple past and past participle keratinized)

  1. (transitive) To convert into keratin.
  2. (intransitive) To take on the appearance of keratin, or become impregnated with keratin.

keratinize meaning in Bengali

keratinize in Bengali

কেরাটিনে রূপান্তর করা, কেরাটিনের রূপ নেওয়া

Forms of keratinize

third-person singular presentkeratinizes
present participlekeratinizing
past participlekeratinized
pastkeratinized
alternative formkeratinise

Origin of keratinize

From keratin + -ize.

Words formed from keratinize

Questions about keratinize

What does keratinize mean?
Keratinize means to convert into keratin.
What is keratinize in Bengali?
Keratinize in Bengali is কেরাটিনে রূপান্তর করা, কেরাটিনের রূপ নেওয়া. See Keratinize meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is keratinize?
Keratinize is a verb.
How do you pronounce keratinize?
Keratinize is pronounced /ˈkɛrətnˌaɪz/.
What is the past tense of keratinize?
The past tense of keratinize is keratinized.

Words near keratinize in the dictionary

  1. keratinised
  2. keratinises
  3. keratinising
  4. keratinization
  5. keratinizations
  6. keratinize
  7. keratinized
  8. keratinizes
  9. keratinizing
  10. keratinocyte
  11. keratinocytes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: keratinize (page history and authors); keratinize (Bengali 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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