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cutin

noun

Etymology

From cut(is) + -in.

Definitions

  1. A waxy polymer of hydroxy acids that is the main constituent of plant cuticle.

    • The structure of the enzyme looked very similar to one evolved by many bacteria to break down cutin, a natural polymer used as a protective coating by plants.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cutin. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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