Definition of Suberin

1. n. A material found in the cell walls of cork. It is a modification of lignin.

Definition of Suberin

1. Noun. A waxy material found in the cell walls of cork and similar plants ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Suberin

1. a substance found in cork cells [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Suberin

subepithelia
subepithelial
subepithelium
subepoch
subepochs
subequal
subequation
subequations
subequatorial
suber
suberate
suberates
suberect
suberic
suberic acid
suberin (current term)
suberins
suberise
suberised
suberises
suberising
suberization
suberizations
suberize
suberized
suberizes
suberizing
suberone
suberones
suberose

Literary usage of Suberin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Timber: A Comprehensive Study of Wood in All Its Aspects, Commercial and by Paul Charpentier (1902)
"suberin. The substance constituting the suberic cells is a special principle, ... suberin preserves the appearance of cork, from which it is extracted. ..."

2. Elements of Chemistry: Including the Recent Discoveries and Doctrines of the by Edward Turner (1828)
"suberin. — This name has been applied by M. Chevreul to the cellular tissue ... suberin differs from all other vegetable principles by yielding the suberic ..."

3. Timber: A Comprehensive Study of Wood in All Its Aspects, Commercial and by Paul Charpentier, Joseph Kennell, tr (1902)
"suberin. The substance constituting the suberic cells is a special principle, ... suberin preserves the appearance of cork, from which it is extracted. ..."

4. Elements of Chemistry: Including the Recent Discoveries and Doctrines of the by Edward Turner (1835)
"suberin.—This name has been applied by Chevreul to the ... suberin differs from all other vegetable principles by yielding the suberic when treated by ..."

5. The Microscopy of Technical Products by Thomas Franz Hanausek (1907)
"The suberin lamella, being the middle layer, lies between the middle and the ... Deposited in the suberin lamella, which originally was also a cellulose ..."

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