cutinize

American

[kyoot-n-ahyz] / ˈkyut nˌaɪz /

especially British, cutinise

verb (used with or without object)

cutinized, cutinizing

to make into or become cutin.

cutinize British

/ ˈkjuːtɪˌnaɪz /

verb

to become or cause to become covered or impregnated with cutin

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Other Word Forms

cutinization noun

Etymology

Origin of cutinize

First recorded in 1885–90; cutin + -ize

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