First Known Use: 1940
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sclerotin
noun scler·o·tin \ˈskler-ə-tən, sklə-ˈrō-tən\
Definition of SCLEROTIN
: an insoluble tanned protein permeating and stiffening the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods
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Origin of SCLEROTIN
probably scler- + -tin (as in chitin)
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