Word: keratinisation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ke
ra
ti
ni
sa
tion
Definition: Alternative form of keratinization; organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)
Morphemes:
Affix: keratin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The protein of which hair and nails are composed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κέρας
Language: grc
Decoded: keras
Meaning: horn
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme
Affix: -isation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -ization. A suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing something, or of making something.