cutin

C3U1T1I1N1

noun

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

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Meanings

nouncutin (countable and uncountable, plural cutins)

plural cutins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA 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.

    2018 April 16, Damian Carrington, The Guardian

Origin

From cut(is) + -in.

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Translations

Bulgarian кутин
  • кутин (kutin)polymer of hydroxy acids
Catalan cutina
  • cutinapolymer of hydroxy acids
Chinese Mandarin 角質 /角质
  • 角質 /角质 (jiǎozhì)polymer of hydroxy acids
Finnish kutiini
  • kutiinipolymer of hydroxy acids
French cutine
  • cutinepolymer of hydroxy acids
German Kutin
  • Kutinpolymer of hydroxy acids
Italian cutina
  • cutinapolymer of hydroxy acids
Polish kutyna
  • kutynapolymer of hydroxy acids
Portuguese cutina
  • cutinapolymer of hydroxy acids
Romanian cutină
  • cutinăpolymer of hydroxy acids
Spanish cutina
  • cutinapolymer of hydroxy acids
Turkish kütin
  • kütinpolymer of hydroxy acids
Welsh ciwtin
  • ciwtinpolymer of hydroxy acids

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tuniccunitincut
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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