Look up: cutin

1. Cutin
   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 hydroxy acids and their derivatives, which a...
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2. Cutin
   the waxy or varnish-like material that makes up the cuticle.
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3. cutin
   An insoluble polymer that, embedded in waxes, forms the cuticle covering the epidermal cell walls in the aerial parts of higher plants.
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4. Cutin
   A waxy, fatty material that with the cuticle forms the cuticularised layers covering the shoot of a plant.
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5. cutin
   a waterproof mixture of waxes,fatty acids,soaps,higher alcohols and resinous material forming the chief ingredient of the cuticle of many plants Category: Botany and zoology
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6. cutin
   Waxy hydrophobic substance deposited on the surface of plants. Composed of complex long-chain fatty esters and other fatty acid derivatives. Impregnates the outer wall of epidermal cells and also forms a separate layer, the cuticle, on the outer surface of the epidermis.
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7. Cutin
   Cu'tin (kū'tĭn) noun [ Latin cutis skin, outside.] (Botany) The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork.
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8. Cutin
   Cu'tin (kū'tĭn) noun [ Latin cutis skin, outside.] (PLant Physiol.) A waxy substance which, combined with cellulose, forms a substance nearly impervious to water and constituting the cuticle in plants.
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9. cutin
   <plant biology> Waxy hydrophobic substance deposited on the surface of plants. Composed of complex long chain fatty esters and other fatty acid derivatives. Impregnates the outer wall of epidermal cells and also forms a separate layer, the cuticle, on the outer surface of the epidermis. ... (21 May 1997) ...
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10. cutin
    noun (biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids
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11. Cutin
    • (n.) The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork. • (n.) A waxy substance which, combined with cellulose, forms a substance nearly impervious to water and constituting the cuticle in plants.
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12. cutin
    (from the article `cuticle`) In some higher plants, the cuticle is a water-impervious protective layer covering the epidermal cells of leaves and other parts and limiting water ... As an adaptation to a terrestrial habitat, the epidermis has evolved certain features that regulate the loss of water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen. ... Cel...
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13. cutin
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kyū′tin Definitions: 1. A specially prepared, thin, animal membrane used as a protective covering for wounded surfaces.
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