sclerotin
[ skleer-uh-tin, skler- ]
nounBiochemistry.
an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
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British Dictionary definitions for sclerotin
sclerotin
/ (ˈsklɛrəʊtɪn) /
noun
a protein in the cuticle of insects that becomes hard and dark
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