To convert into or cause to become horn-like; to undergo or cause the process of cornification.
From Latin cornu (horn) with the verb-forming suffix -fy meaning 'to make.' This describes the action of transforming tissue into hard, keratinous material.
When tissue cornifies, it's building toughness through chemistry—special proteins cross-link together to create material stronger than most plastics!
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