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sclerotized

[ skleer-uh-tahyzd, skler- ]

adjective

  1. (especially of the cuticle of an arthropod) hardened by the presence of substances other than chitin, as by scleroproteins, waxes, or calcium salts.
  2. Pathology. sclerosed.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sclerotized1

First recorded in 1960–65; sclerot(ic) + -ize + -ed 2

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