sclerotized

[ skleer-uh-tahyzd, skler- ]

adjective

1. (especially of the cuticle of an arthropod) hardened by the presence of substances other than chitin, as by scleroproteins, waxes, or calcium salts.
2. Pathology. sclerosed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sclerotized¹

First recorded in 1960–65; sclerot(ic) + -ize + -ed ²