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sclerotin

sclerotin noun: the crosslinked protein component of the cuticles of insects.

Noun

sclerotin (plural sclerotins)

  1. The crosslinked protein component of the cuticles of insects.

Forms of sclerotin

pluralsclerotins

Questions about sclerotin

What does sclerotin mean?
Sclerotin means the crosslinked protein component of the cuticles of insects.
What part of speech is sclerotin?
Sclerotin is a noun.
What is the plural of sclerotin?
The plural of sclerotin is sclerotins.

Words near sclerotin in the dictionary

  1. sclerotical
  2. sclerotick
  3. sclerotics
  4. sclerotiet
  5. sclerotiets
  6. sclerotin
  7. sclerotinaceous
  8. sclerotiniaceous
  9. sclerotinial
  10. sclerotinization
  11. sclerotinizations

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