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cutinizing

cutinizing is the present participle and gerund 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 cutinizing

What is cutinizing the present participle and gerund of?
Cutinizing is the present participle and gerund of cutinize.

Words near cutinizing in the dictionary

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

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