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PRONUNCIATION OF SCLEROTIZATION

sclerotization  [ˌsklɛrətaɪˈzeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCLEROTIZATION

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Sclerotization is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SCLEROTIZATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sclerotin

Sclerotin is a component of the cuticles of various Arthropoda, most familiarly insects. It is formed by cross-linking members of particular classes of protein molecules, a biochemical process called sclerotization. Technically it amounts to a form of tanning. The resulting material adds physical stiffness to the toughness of an insect's chitinous exoskeleton. It is particularly prominent in the thicker, armoured parts of insect and Arachnid integument, such as in the biting mouthparts and sclerites of scorpions and beetles. As it matures, freshly formed sclerotin becomes a hard, horn-like substance with a range of yellow-brown colors. As animals adapted to life on land, increasingly diverse needs for organic stiffening components arose. Among the invertebrates this need was met largely by the development of sclerotins and other cross-linked proteins that allowed insects to adapt to existence on the land and later to develop wings. Sclerotin is biochemically variable; different species incorporate different proteins in different proportions, and the same insect will use different compositions in forming the different components of its body.

Definition of sclerotization in the English dictionary

The definition of sclerotization in the dictionary is the process of an insect's cuticle being hardened.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCLEROTIZATION


authorization
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characterization
ˌkærɪktəraɪˈzeɪʃən
civilization
ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
customization
ˌkʌstəmaɪˈzeɪʃən
globalization
ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalisation
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalization
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hybridization
ˌhaɪbrɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən
localization
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novelization
ˌnɒvəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimisation
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimization
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
organisation
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
organization
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
realization
ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
specialization
ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
stabilization
ˌsteɪbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
synchronization
ˌsɪŋkrənaɪˈzeɪʃən
utilization
ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
visualization
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCLEROTIZATION

scleroprotein
sclerosal
sclerose
sclerosed
scleroses
sclerosis
sclerotal
sclerotia
sclerotial
sclerotic
sclerotin
sclerotioid
sclerotisation
sclerotise
sclerotitis
sclerotium
sclerotize
sclerotomies
sclerotomy
sclerous

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCLEROTIZATION

accreditation
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Synonyms and antonyms of sclerotization in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sclerotization» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

骨骼化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sclerotization
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English

sclerotization
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Translator English - Hindi

sclerotization
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ar

Translator English - Arabic

sclerotization
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

склеротизация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esclerotização
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sclerotization
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Translator English - French

sclérotisation
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Translator English - Malay

Sclerotization
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Translator English - German

Verödung
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Translator English - Japanese

sclerotization
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Translator English - Korean

sclerotization
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Translator English - Javanese

Sclerotization
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sclerotization
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sclerotization
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लेलोरायझेशन
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Translator English - Turkish

sklerotizasyonunu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sclerotizzazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sclerotization
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Translator English - Ukrainian

склеротизації
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Translator English - Romanian

Sclerozarea
30 millions of speakers
el

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sclerotization
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sclerotization
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sclerotization
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Translator English - Norwegian

sclerotization
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Trends of use of sclerotization

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCLEROTIZATION»

The term «sclerotization» is used very little and occupies the 169.804 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCLEROTIZATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sclerotization

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCLEROTIZATION»

Discover the use of sclerotization in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sclerotization and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Insect Biochemistry
No reliable methods exist for determining the total degree of sclerotization of cuticles. It would be valuable if we were able to determine the number of cross- links between macromolecules in a piece of cuticle, or to determine the total amount of ...
M. Prakash, 2008
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Insect Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
No pre-ecdysial sclerotization was observed in wings; their sclerotization occurred rapidly after ecdysis and was nearly complete when the bees left the cell in which they had pupated, indicating that insect wings are not stabilized before they ...
Lawrence Irwin Gilbert, 2012
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ADVANCES IN GENETICS
Andersen, S. O. (1970). Isolation of arternone (2-amino-3',4'- dihydroxyacetophenone) from hydrolysates of sclerotized insect cuticle. ]. Insect Physiol. 16, 1951-1959. Andersen, S. O. (1974). Evidence for two mechanisms of sclerotization in ...
Ernest W. Caspari, John G. Scandalios, 1987
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Advances in Insect Physiology
Phenolic compounds isolated from insect hard cuticle and their relationship to the sclerotization process. Insect Biochem. 1, 157–170. Andersen, S. O. (1973). Comparison between the sclerotization of adult and larval cuticle in Schistocerca  ...
‎2010
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The Insects: Structure and Function
The initial steps of sclerotization seem to take place primarily in hemocytes (Fig. 16.18a). The first step is the conversion of tyrosine to dihydroxyphenylalanine ( dopa) by the enzymatic activity of tyrosine hydroxylase. The next step is the ...
R. F. Chapman, Stephen J. Simpson, Angela E. Douglas, 2013
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Advances in Insect physiology APL
They considered that the reorientation of the chitin was an essential factor in stiffening the wing veins. Cottrell (1964), however, produces arguments to show that sclerotization is the major factor CHITIN ORIENTATION IN CUTICLE AND ITS ...
J. W. L. Beament, J. E. Treherne, Sir Vincent Brian Wigglesworth, 1967
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Butterflies: Ecology and Evolution Taking Flight
Thus dopamine can either be processed into NADA by N-acetyl-transferase, to take part in sclerotization, or into dopamine quinone toform melanin (see fig. 13.1 ). Alternatively, dopamine can be processed into NBAD, which can also be used  ...
Carol L. Boggs, Ward B. Watt, Paul R. Ehrlich, 2003
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Comparative Animal Biochemistry
The corresponding o-quinone is then produced by phenoloxidase; this is converted to the unstable o-quinone methide, which reacts spontaneously with water to give (3-hydroxylated products, or becomes involved in (3-sclerotization [ 5, 6, ...
Klaus Urich, 1994
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Physiological Systems in Insects
Sclerotization Immediately after emergence, the cuticle of the new stage is soft and ready to expand to accommodate the ultimate size of the instar. Cuticular sclerotization, also known as tanning, stabilizes the protein matrix of the cuticle to  ...
Marc J Klowden, 2013
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Biochemistry of Insects
Failure to obtain ketocatechols from hydrolysis of sclerites from representatives of other arthropod classes has led Andersen to suggest that B-sclerotization is limited to insects, but the number of noninsect arthropods examined is small ...
Morris Rockstein, 2012

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCLEROTIZATION»

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A novel intracellular mutualistic bacterium in the invasive ant …
(2012) Cuticular sclerotization and tanning. In: Gilbert LI (ed) Insect Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. Academic Press: Waltham, MA, USA, pp 167–192. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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In a Desert, Manners Maketh Mites: A New and Unusual Type of …
High degrees of sclerotization are indeed common in these organically rich habitats. A handful of topsoil from any forest contains numerous well-armored ... «Entomology Today, Jun 15»
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What Is a Beetle?
Most beetles are black as a result of melanin deposition during sclerotization, the chemical hardening process of the exoskeleton that occurs after emergence ... «Mother Earth News, Feb 15»
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Armored Spiders Discovery Contributes to Megadiversity Maps
These armored spiders have only weak sclerotization, incomplete hardening of their shells, formed by absorbing calcium carbonate from their surrounding ... «Guardian Liberty Voice, Mar 14»
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Shrilk: Nature's New Bioplastic
In nature, the hardness of insect cuticles is determined by three major steps: dehydration, sclerotization, and molecular arrangement. Fernandez and Ingber ... «CounterCurrents.org, Jul 13»
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How insects and crustaceans molt
Free of its confining shell, the animal inflates itself to extend the wrinkled new cuticle into larger smoothness, and the process of sclerotization, or hardening of ... «ScienceBlogs, Jun 10»
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Kinetic Properties of Hexameric Tyrosinase From the Crustacean …
In arthropods, they play an essential role in the sclerotization of the exoskeleton. Very few phenoloxidases are characterized structurally or kinetically and the ... «RedOrbit, May 08»

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