Cutinize

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To change into cutin. ambitransitive

    "Sulphuric acid and chromic acid, even when concentrated, produce little effect on cutinized membranes, beyond removing traces of cellulose present in the cell-wall."

  2. 2
    convert into cutin wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
cuticularizecuticularize

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"Sulphuric acid and chromic acid, even when concentrated, produce little effect on cutinized membranes, beyond removing traces of cellulose present in the cell-wall."

Etymology

From cutin + -ize.

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