cutin (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *cutin*:
NOUN	substance	cutin	(biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids

English > *cutin*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	(biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids.
Category	biochemistry	The organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms
Broader	plant material, plant substance	material derived from plants
Spanish	cutina
Catalan	cutina

HyperDic: cutin