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cutin

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5 lettersPart of speech nounSorted cintuStarts with CEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. (biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids

Word origin

From cut(is) + -in.

Used in a sentence

  • The structure of the enzyme looked very similar to one evolved by many bacteria to break down cutin, a natural polymer used as a protective coating by plants.

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