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cutinizes

cutinizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cutinize.

Meaning of cutinize

Verb

cutinize (third-person singular simple present cutinizes, present participle cutinizing, simple past and past participle cutinized)

  1. (ambitransitive) To change into cutin.
    • Sulphuric acid and chromic acid, even when concentrated, produce little effect on cutinized membranes, beyond removing traces of cellulose present in the cell-wall.1885, Asa Gray, Physiological botany, volume 2, page 39
    Synonyms:
    cuticularize

Questions about cutinizes

What is cutinizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cutinizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cutinize.

Words near cutinizes in the dictionary

  1. cutinitic
  2. cutinization
  3. cutinizations
  4. cutinize
  5. cutinized
  6. cutinizes
  7. cutinizing
  8. Cutino
  9. cutinolytic
  10. cutins
  11. cutireaction

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