sporopollenin
[ spawr-uh-pol-uh-nin ]
/ ˌspɔr əˈpɒl ə nɪn /
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noun
an inert, tough polymer forming the resistant outer coat of a pollen grain or spore.
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Words nearby sporopollenin
sporont, sporophore, sporophyll, sporophyte, sporoplasm, sporopollenin, Sporothrix, sporotrichosis, -sporous, Sporozoa, sporozoan
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Scientific definitions for sporopollenin
sporopollenin
[ spôr′ə-pŏl′ə-nĭn ]
An organic polymer that is extremely resistant to degradation. Pollen grains and many kinds of spores have a protective outer coating of sporopollenin, which is so durable that microfossils of sporopollenin are found in rocks over 500 million years old.
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