cutinize

English

Alternative forms

• cutinise

Etymology

From cutin +‎ -ize.

Verb

cutinize (third-person singular simple present cutinizes, present participle cutinizing, simple past and past participle cutinized)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To change into cutin.
   • 1885, Asa Gray, Physiological botany‎^[1], volume 2, page 39:

     Sulphuric acid and chromic acid, even when concentrated, produce little effect on cutinized membranes, beyond removing traces of cellulose present in the cell-wall.

   • 1903, Daniel Trembly Macdougal, The influence of light and darkness upon growth and devlopment‎^[2], volume 2, page 32:

     Leaves normally or experimentally developed as underground scales cutinize both upper and lower surfaces, and diminish the formation of collenchyma, palisade cells and intercellular spaces.

   • 2013, Rudolf Endress, Plant Cell Biotechnology‎^[3], page 113:

     They may be separated early from the mother tissue by cutinizing their surface.

Synonyms

• cuticularize

Related terms

• cutinization