Cutose

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cutose \Cu"tose\ (k[=u]"t[=o]s), n. [L. cutis skin.] (Chem.)
     A variety of cellulose, occuring as a fine transparent
     membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an
     essential ingredient of cork; by oxidation it passes to
     suberic acid.
     [1913 Webster]