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cutose

cutose noun: a variety of cellulose, occurring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork.

Noun

cutose (uncountable)

  1. A variety of cellulose, occurring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork.
    • Oxidation of cutose yields suberic acid.

Origin of cutose

From Latin cutis (“skin”) + -ose.

Questions about cutose

What does cutose mean?
Cutose means a variety of cellulose, occurring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork.
What part of speech is cutose?
Cutose is a noun.

Words near cutose in the dictionary

  1. cutoffs
  2. cutometer
  3. cutometers
  4. cutor
  5. cutors
  6. cutose
  7. cutout
  8. cutouts
  9. cutover
  10. cutovers
  11. cutpiece

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