Cornified is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cornified in a sentence
Cornified meaning
simple past and past participle of cornify
Using Cornified
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of cornify
Context around Cornified
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cornified
- In this selection, "cornified" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, become, highly, outer, outer and layer stand out and add context to how "cornified" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cells become cornified as keratin and has highly cornified outer layers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cornified" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cornified
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
During the process of epithelial differentiation, cells become cornified as keratin protein is incorporated into longer keratin intermediate filaments. (19 words)
It has highly cornified outer layers, renewed periodically through a skin shedding process controlled by hormones from the pituitary and thyroid glands. (22 words)
Rubbing and pressure cause thickening of the outer, cornified layer of the epidermis and form protective calluses — useful for athletes and on the fingertips of musicians who play stringed instruments. (30 words)
Rubbing and pressure cause thickening of the outer, cornified layer of the epidermis and form protective calluses — useful for athletes and on the fingertips of musicians who play stringed instruments. (30 words)
It has highly cornified outer layers, renewed periodically through a skin shedding process controlled by hormones from the pituitary and thyroid glands. (22 words)
During the process of epithelial differentiation, cells become cornified as keratin protein is incorporated into longer keratin intermediate filaments. (19 words)
Example sentences (3)
During the process of epithelial differentiation, cells become cornified as keratin protein is incorporated into longer keratin intermediate filaments.
It has highly cornified outer layers, renewed periodically through a skin shedding process controlled by hormones from the pituitary and thyroid glands.
Rubbing and pressure cause thickening of the outer, cornified layer of the epidermis and form protective calluses — useful for athletes and on the fingertips of musicians who play stringed instruments.