cutinize

especially British, cu·tin·ise

[kyoot-n-ahyz]

verb (used with or without object)

cutinized, cutinizing 

1. to make into or become cutin.

cutinize

/ ˈkjuːtɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. to become or cause to become covered or impregnated with cutin

Other Word Forms

• cutinization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cutinize¹

First recorded in 1885–90; cutin + -ize