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Answer for the clue "Organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) ", 14 letters:
keratinization

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the process in which cells from beneath the skin are converted to hair and nails (made of keratin)

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n. organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) [syn: keratinisation ]