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sclerotin

[skleer-uh-tin, skler-]

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.

sclerotin

/ ˈɛəʊɪ /

noun

  1. a protein in the cuticle of insects that becomes hard and dark

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sclerotin1

1935–40; < Greek ŧṓt ( ŧ ) hardness + -in 2

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