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Categories: Plant physiology, Plant anatomy, Polyesters, Plant physiology stubs

cutin cutins

(biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids WordNet 3.0

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(biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Cutin is one of two waxy polymers that are the main components of the plant cuticle, which covers all aerial surfaces of plants, the other being cutan. Wikipedia

Class of compounds Wikidata

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

Polymer of hydroxy acids. Wiktionary (translation)

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plant material

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