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单词 sclerotin
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Definition of sclerotin in English:

sclerotin

noun ˈsklɛrətɪnˈsklɪərətɪnˈskli(ə)rətn
mass nounBiochemistry
  • A structural protein which forms the cuticles of insects and is hardened and darkened by a natural tanning process in which protein chains are cross-linked by quinone groups.

Origin

1940s: from sclero- 'hardened', on the pattern of such words as keratin.

 
 

Definition of sclerotin in US English:

sclerotin

nounˈskli(ə)rətn
Biochemistry
  • A structural protein which forms the cuticles of insects and is hardened and darkened by a natural tanning process in which protein chains are cross-linked by quinone groups.

Origin

1940s: from sclero- ‘hardened’, on the pattern of such words as keratin.

 
 
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