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What is the adjective for keratinizing?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs keratinize and keratinise which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

keratic
  1. (opthalmology) Arising from the cornea.
  2. (medicine) rough and hard, especially as a result of keratinization.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The doctor performed a keratic transplant to replace the damaged cornea with a healthy one.”
      “Oedema may be so extensive that the keratic precipitates are not appreciated.”
      “He also told me that he could see, on the cornea of my right eye, two keratic precipitates.”
keratinophilic
  1. Capable of thriving on keratin.
  2. Examples:
    1. “These are keratinophilic organisms, and, as such, they invade keratinized tissues, including the stratum corneum, tile hair, and the nails.”
      “Dermatophytes are a group of keratinophilic and keratinolytic molds, some of which are responsible for ringworm.”
keratocystic
  1. Related to, or composed of, keratocysts.
keratogenic
  1. Relating to keratogenesis.
keratogenetic
  1. Relating to keratogenesis.
keratinous
  1. Consisting of, or made from keratin
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The wing spurs are keratinous structures that grow anteriorly from the carpal-metacarpal joints.”
      “The invention also relates to a cosmetic care or make-up process for a keratinous material.”
      “That is, the cartilaginous radials extend to margins of pectoral fin, functionally and physically displacing the keratinous ceratotrichia.”
keratinoid
  1. Resembling, or composed of keratin
keratosic
  1. Relating to keratosis.
keratotic
  1. Relating to keratosis.
  2. Examples:
    1. “A keratin horn is a horn-like projection composed of dense keratotic material.”
      “A study of 342 oral keratotic white lesions induced by qat chewing among 2500 Yemeni.”
      “The gross appearance of epithelioma cuniculatum is characteristic and distinctive, presenting as a warty, keratotic or sometimes soft tumour.”
keratinaceous
keratinized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of keratinize
keratinizing
  1. present participle of keratinize
keratinised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of keratinise
keratinising
  1. present participle of keratinise
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