Word: keratinising
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ke
ra
ti
ni
sing
Definition: Present participle of keratinise; become horny and impregnated with keratin
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: -ise
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -izāre
Language: la
Decoded: -izare
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns and adjectives.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.