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|etymology=Greek <i>skleros</i>, hard
 
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|definition=([[Arthropoda]]) A colorless or quinone tanned amber or brown material occurring in the cuticle that accounts for much of the stiffening of the surface structures.
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|definition=([[Arthropoda]]) A colorless or quinone tanned [[amber]] or brown material occurring in the [[cuticle]] that accounts for much of the stiffening of the surface structures.
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Revision as of 23:41, 13 September 2013

sclerotin (noun; Greek skleros, hard): (Arthropoda) A colorless or quinone tanned amber or brown material occurring in the cuticle that accounts for much of the stiffening of the surface structures.