3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
CUTICULAR
Cu*tic"u*lar (k-tk"-lr), a.
Defn: Pertaining to the cuticle, or external coat of the skin; epidermal.
CUTIN
Cu"tin (k"tn), n. Etym: [L. cutis skin, outside.] (Bot.)
Defn: The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork.
CUTINIZATION
Cu`tin*i*za"tion (k`tn—z"shn), n. (Bot.)
Defn: The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels water, as in cork.
CUTINIZE
Cu"tin*ize (k"tn-z), v. t. & i.
Defn: To change into cutin.
CUTIS
Cu"tis (k"ts), n. Etym: [L. See Cuticle.] (Anat.)