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cutinize
cu·tin·ize [ kyt'n z ] (past and past participle cu·tin·ized, present participle cu·tin·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular cu·tin·iz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
form waxy layer in plant: to deposit cutin in the cell walls of the parts of plants that are above the ground

cu·tin·i·za·tion [ kyt'ni záysh'n ] noun
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