(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:52:16

Cu"tose (k?"t?s), n. [L. cutis skin.] Chem.

A variety of cellulose, occuring as a fine transparent membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an essential ingredient of cork; by oxidation it passes to suberic acid.

 

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