sclerotin

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sklēr′ə tin, skler′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
scle•ro•tin  (sklēr′ə tin, skler′-),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistryan insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
  • Greek sklēró̄t(ēs) hardness + -in2
  • 1935–40

'sclerotin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
sclerotium

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