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cutin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cutin
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English cut(is) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English cutin From cut(is) + -in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cutins (plural)

Derived Forms

cutinase cutinise cutinite cutinization cutinize

Frequently Paired Words

cutan

Questions

What does cutin mean?
A waxy polymer of hydroxy acids that is the main constituent of plant cuticle.
Where does cutin come from?
Etymology tree English cut(is) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English cutin From cut(is) + -in.

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