KERATINISATION
\kˌɛɹɐtˌɪna͡ɪzˈe͡ɪʃən], \kˌɛɹɐtˌɪnaɪzˈeɪʃən], \k_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɐ_t_ˌɪ_n_aɪ_z_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of KERATINISATION
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
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organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)
By Princeton University
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).