| 单词 | sclerotization |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˌsclerotiˈzation ˌsclerotiˈzation n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > covering > sclerotin > process of sclerotization sclerotization1957 1957 O. W. Richards & R. G. Davies Imms's Gen. Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 9) i. 9 In most insects..the greater part of the cuticle undergoes a process of sclerotization whereby it becomes hardened and darkened to form more or less tough, rigid sclerites separated from each other by membraneous zones of unchanged soft cuticle. 1974 Nature 20 Dec. 710/2 The sclerotisation and tanning of insect cuticles is generally thought to result from a crosslinking of the cuticular proteins by quinonoid derivatives of tyrosine. < as lemmas |
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