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cutin
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Cutin is one of two waxy polymers that are the main components of the plant cuticle , which covers all aerial surfaces of plants . The other major cuticle polymer is cutan , which is much more readily preserved in the fossil record,. Cutin consists of omega ...
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Cutin \Cu"tin\ (k[=u]"t[i^]n), n. [L. cutis skin, outside.] (Plant Physiol.) A waxy substance containing fatty acids, soaps, and resinous material which, combined with cellulose, forms a substance nearly impervious to water and constituting the cuticle ...
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n. (context biochemistry English) A waxy polymer of hydroxy acids that is the main constituent of plant cuticle