Word: cutins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cu
tins
Definition: Plural of cutin; a waxy transparent material that occurs in the cuticle of plants and consists of highly polymerized esters of fatty acids
Morphemes:
Affix: cutis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The true skin or dermis, underlying the epidermis.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cutis
Language: la
Decoded: cutis
Meaning: living skin
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used, as a modification of -ine, to form the names of a variety of types of compound; examples include proteins (globulin), carbohydrates (dextrin), dyes (alizarin) and others (vanillin).
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).