cuticulin

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noun

A structural protein, in the cortical layer of large ascarids, which does not exhibit the striations characteristic of collagen, and which is not attacked by collagenase

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Meanings

nouncuticulin (countable and uncountable, plural cuticulins)

plural cuticulins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA structural protein, in the cortical layer of large ascarids, which does not exhibit the striations characteristic of collagen, and which is not attacked by collagenase

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cuticlin
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APA

cuticulin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuticulin

MLA

“cuticulin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuticulin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cuticulin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cuticulin.

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