sclerotin

American

[skleer-uh-tin, skler-] / ˈsklɪər ə tɪn, ˈsklɛr- /

noun

Biochemistry.

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

sclerotin British

/ ˈsklɛrəʊtɪn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sclerotin

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

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