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Cutose

Cu"tose\ (k[=u]"t[=o]s), n. [L. cutis skin.] (Chem.) A variety of cellulose, occuring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork; by oxidation it passes to suberic acid.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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