Cutin : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Cutin	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Cutin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cutin n (biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cutin \Cu"tin\ (k[umac]"t[icr]n), n. [L. cutis skin, outside.] (PLant Physiol.) A waxy substance which, combined with cellulose, forms a substance nearly impervious to water and constituting the cuticle in plants.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cutin \Cu"tin\ (k[umac]"t[icr]n), n. [L. cutis skin, outside.] (Bot.) The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork.