See Also: sclerotin(dictionary)

nutted (iou) and sclerotin (iou)


nutted (iou)



nutted adjective. L17.
[from NUT noun + -ED2.]
Provided with or fastened by a nut (NUT noun 9). L17.
Having many nuts (NUT noun 1). rare. M19.

sclerotin (iou)



sclerotin noun. M20.
[from SCLERO- + -tin after chitin, keratin, etc.]
Biology. Any of a class of structural proteins which form the exocuticles of insects and are hardened and darkened by a natural tanning process in which protein chains are cross-linked by quinone groups.