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cutins

cutins is the plural of cutin.

Meaning of cutin

Noun

cutin (countable and uncountable, plural cutins)

  1. A waxy polymer of hydroxy acids that is the main constituent of plant cuticle.
    • 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.2018 April 16, Damian Carrington, The Guardian

Questions about cutins

What is cutins the plural of?
Cutins is the plural of cutin.

Words near cutins in the dictionary

  1. cutinized
  2. cutinizes
  3. cutinizing
  4. Cutino
  5. cutinolytic
  6. cutins
  7. cutireaction
  8. cutireactions
  9. cutis
  10. cutis hyperelastica
  11. cutis laxa

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