scarification

Preposition: of

• coat: This was probably due to scarification of the seed coat during mechanical harvesting.

Converse of object

• tattoo: Michigan Modification Articles and information regarding piercing, tattooing, scarification, as well as surgical and nonsurgical modifications.
• use: It seems that the scars on carved figures did not have to be representative of the actual scarification used for body decoration.

Adjective modifier

• mechanical: R. Evans Soils disturbance by mechanical scarification and tree windthrow.
• extensive: Their distinctive and extensive body scarification was a means of establishing ethnic identity and is striking feature of their figure carving.

Modifies a noun

• mark: She is wearing a string of blue beads round the neck where further scarification marks or a representation of a necklace are visible.
• pattern: In many communities, scarification patterns can now be seen only on the elderly.
• patterning: The criterion of suitability is a significant factor in scarification patterning.

Noun used with modifier

• seed: Light, alternating temperatures, chilling, nitrate and seed scarification can all help to promote germination.
• body: In tribal societies in which climate and custom permit scant clothing, body scarification is common and considered as artistically and socially valuable.