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Sclerotin — is a mixture of protein substances that forms the cuticles of insects. It provides physical toughness to the insect s chitinous exoskeleton. [cite book first=Alexander B. | last=Klots | coauthors=Klots Elise B. year=1977 | title=1001 Questions… … Wikipedia
sclerotin — /sklear euh tin, skler /, n. Biochem. an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods. [1935 40; < Gk sklerót(es) hardness + IN2] * * * ▪ biological pigment a dark brown biological pigment formed by an… … Universalium
sclerotin — noun Etymology: probably scler + tin (as in chitin) Date: 1940 an insoluble tanned protein permeating and stiffening the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods … New Collegiate Dictionary
sclerotin — n. [Gr. skleros, hard] (ARTHROPODA) A colorless or quinone tanned amber or brown material occurring in the cuticle that accounts for much of the stiffening of the surface structures; sclerotic adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sclerotin — [ sklɪərətɪn, sklɛ ] noun Biochemistry a structural protein which forms the cuticles of insects and is hardened and darkened by a natural tanning process. Origin 1940s: from sclero , on the pattern of keratin … English new terms dictionary
sclerotin — scle·ro·tin … English syllables
sclerotin — scle•ro•tin [[t]ˈsklɪər ə tɪn, ˈsklɛr [/t]] n. biochem. an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods • Etymology: 1940; sclero + tin, extracted from chitin, keratin, etc … From formal English to slang
sclerotin — ˈsklirətə̇n, ler noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sclerot (from Greek sklērotēs hardness) + in : an insoluble tanned protein permeating and stiffening the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods … Useful english dictionary
integument — /in teg yeuh meuhnt/, n. 1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind. 2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc. [1605 15; < L integumentum a covering. See IN 2, TEGUMENT] Syn. 1. cortex, involucre, involucrum. * * * Covering of the body,… … Universalium
flatworm — /flat werrm /, n. any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having bilateral symmetry and a soft, solid, usually flattened body, including the planarians, tapeworms, and trematodes; platyhelminth. [1895 1900; FLAT1 + WORM] * * * or platyhelminth… … Universalium
