CUTIN

cutin

(noun) (biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cutin (countable and uncountable, plural cutins)

(biochemistry) A waxy polymer of hydroxy acids that is the main constituent of plant cuticle.

Anagrams

• incut, tunic

Source: Wiktionary


Cu"tin (k"tn), n. Etym: [L. cutis skin, outside.] (Bot.)

Definition: The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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