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cutan
cutan (clay films, clayskins, argillans, tonhäutchens)
1. Deposited skin or coating of material on the surfaces of peds and stones, which is usually composed of fine, clay-like soil particles which have been moved down through the soil. 2. A complex, insoluble biopolymer with water-proofing qualities found in the cuticle of plants. |
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "cutan." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "cutan." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-cutan.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "cutan." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-cutan.html |
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cutan
cutan(clay films, clayskins, argillans, tonhäutchens) A deposited skin or coating of material on the surfaces of peds and stones, which is usually composed of fine, clay-like soil particles which have been moved down through the soil.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "cutan." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "cutan." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-cutan.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "cutan." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-cutan.html |
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cutan
cutan (clay films, clayskins, argillans, tonhäutchens) Deposited skin or coating of material on the surfaces of peds and stones, which is usually composed of fine, clay-like soil particles which have been moved down through the soil.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "cutan." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "cutan." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-cutan.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "cutan." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-cutan.html |
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