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Cuticle vs Cutin - What's the difference?

cuticle | cutin |

As nouns the difference between cuticle and cutin

is that cuticle is the outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis while cutin is a waxy polymer of hydroxy acids that is the main constituent of plant cuticle.

cuticle

English

(wikipedia cuticle)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
  • The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  • Dead or cornified epidermis.
  • (zoology, botany) A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
  • A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

    • Synonyms

    * (outer protective covering) cuticula

    Derived terms

    * cuticular * epicuticle * exocuticle * mescocuticle * procuticle

    See also

    * nail * thumbnail * toenail * quick

    cutin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cutin) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A waxy polymer of hydroxy acids that is the main constituent of plant cuticle

    • Related terms

    * cutan

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