n.
Pronunciation: ' skler- ə -t ə n, skl ə - ' r ō -t ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: probably scler- + -tin (as in chitin )
Date: 1940
: an insoluble tanned protein permeating and stiffening the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods
n.
Pronunciation: ' skler- ə -t ə n, skl ə - ' r ō -t ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: probably scler- + -tin (as in chitin )
Date: 1940
: an insoluble tanned protein permeating and stiffening the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012