S0152300 (sklĕr′ə-tĭ-zā′shən)n. The process by which the cuticle of an arthropod is hardened by cross-linked sclerotin.[Greek sklērotēs, hardness (from sklēros, hard) + -ization.]scler′o·tize′(-tīz′) v.EncyclopediaSeesclerite
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sclerotization
(sklĕr′ə-tĭ-zā′shən)n. The process by which the cuticle of an arthropod is hardened by cross-linked sclerotin.scler′o·tize′(-tīz′) v.