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sclerotin
[ skleer-uh-tin, skler- ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
sclerotin
/ ˈsklɛrəʊtɪn /
noun
- a protein in the cuticle of insects that becomes hard and dark
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sclerotin1
1935–40; < Greek sklērṓt ( ēs ) hardness + -in 2
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