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sclerotize
scle·ro·tize
[
sklérrə tz
]
(
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
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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scler·o·ti·za·tion [ sklèrrəti záysh'n ] noun
