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sclerotize
scle·ro·tize [ sklérrə tz ] (past and past participle scle·ro·tized, present participle scle·ro·tiz·ing, 3rd person present singular scle·ro·tiz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
harden arthropod's exoskeleton: to harden and darken an arthropod's outer skeleton
[Mid-20th century. <sclerotic]

scler·o·ti·za·tion [ sklèrrəti záysh'n ] noun
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