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cu·tin
(kyo͞ot′n)n.
A waxlike, water-repellent material present in the walls of some plant cells and forming the cuticle, which covers the epidermis.
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cutin
(ˈkjuːtɪn)n
(Botany) a waxy waterproof substance, consisting of derivatives of fatty acids, that is the main constituent of plant cuticle
[C19: from Latin cutis skin + -in]
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cut′-in`
n.
1. the act of cutting in, as on a dancing couple.
2. something inserted into another thing.
[1880–85]
cu•tin
(ˈkyu tɪn)n.
a transparent waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
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| Noun | 1. | cutin - (biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids biochemistry - the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry plant material, plant substance - material derived from plants |
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