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sclerotization

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005667

The hardening and darkening of the chitin in the exoskeleton.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005667
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymssclerotinisation; sclerotinization; sclerotisation; sclerotising; sclerotizing; tanning (insects)
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsointegumentary system physiology; ecdysis
TranslationsSpanish: esclerotización
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005667",
  "term": "sclerotization",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The hardening and darkening of the chitin in the exoskeleton.",
  "synonyms": [
    "sclerotinisation",
    "sclerotinization",
    "sclerotisation",
    "sclerotising",
    "sclerotizing",
    "tanning (insects)"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "integumentary system physiology",
    "ecdysis"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "esclerotización"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/sclerotization/"
}

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