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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

cut-in \cut-in\ n. 1. (film) a still inserted and interrupting the action. Syn: insert. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a network broadcast. Syn: insert. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cutin \Cu"tin\ (k[=u]"t[i^]n), n. [L. cutis skin, outside.] (Plant Physiol.) A waxy substance containing fatty acids, soaps, and resinous material which, combined with cellulose, forms a substance nearly impervious to water and constituting the cuticle in plants. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cutin n 1: (biochemistry) a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids