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skler
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scle·ro·tin
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ˈsklɪər
ə
tɪn
,
ˈsklɛr-
/
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-tin
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noun
Biochemistry
.
an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
Origin:
1935–40;
<
Greek
sklērṓt
(
ēs
) hardness +
-in
2
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sclerotin
(ˈsklɛrəʊtɪn)
—
n
a protein in the cuticle of insects that becomes hard and dark
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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