sclerotin

[skleer-uh-tin, skler-]

noun

Biochemistry.

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

sclerotin

/ ˈsklɛrəʊtɪn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sclerotin¹

1935–40; < Greek sklērṓt ( ēs ) hardness + -in ²