: an insoluble mixture containing waxes, fatty acids, soaps, and resinous material that forms a continuous layer on the outer epidermal wall of a plant
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Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Earth’s atmosphere has a habit of desiccating things, after all, so plants evolved something called cutin, a waxy barrier against the elements.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 21 June 2018
After studying this bacteria, the researchers found the enzyme, which is similar to the enzyme many bacteria already use to break down a different chemical, called cutin.
—Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2018
Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Frequent cut-ins — including after Kuzmenko’s goal that coincided with Miguel Rojas’ game-tying home run in the ninth inning — were shown on the big screen Saturday.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 2 Nov. 2025
The formfitting cut-in tank-top style works well on its own in the summer or under a cardigan come fall.
—Dory Zayas, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
It's punctuated by cut-ins from the present day, where Swann and Autumn switch between reminiscing over how simple everything was back then and trying to figure out what exactly happened those decades ago, with the specter of the ominous package looming overhead.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
For instance, the crew reacted to fan feedback on day one by increasing the size of the cut-in boxes used when the feed shows multiple events.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 July 2024
The system feeds the footage into Tesla’s deep neural network that learns the various signals, such as a gradual movement towards the lane divider, that predict the cut-in and take appropriate action like slowing down.
—Tero Ojanpera, Fortune, 14 June 2023
Before that, Morgan worked as a weekend evening anchor for WNBC-TV in New York while also serving as a cut-in anchor for MSNBC, worked as a weekday evening anchor and reporter at WTVJ-TV in Miami, WISN-TV in Milwaukee and WJTV-TV in Jackson, Mississippi.
—ABC News, 16 May 2023
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Noun
Elio’s cutin, Pristimantis nunezcortezi, occurs in cool mountain streams in regenerating forest.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Earth’s atmosphere has a habit of desiccating things, after all, so plants evolved something called cutin, a waxy barrier against the elements.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 21 June 2018
After studying this bacteria, the researchers found the enzyme, which is similar to the enzyme many bacteria already use to break down a different chemical, called cutin.
—Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 17 Apr. 2018
Noun
Following the early Sunday games, Peacock will air an afternoon whip-around show (a la NFL Red Zone or the streamer’s Olympic Gold Zone; maybe call it Strike Zone?) with highlights and live cut-ins to other games.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
Frequent cut-ins — including after Kuzmenko’s goal that coincided with Miguel Rojas’ game-tying home run in the ninth inning — were shown on the big screen Saturday.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 2 Nov. 2025
The formfitting cut-in tank-top style works well on its own in the summer or under a cardigan come fall.
—Dory Zayas, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
It's punctuated by cut-ins from the present day, where Swann and Autumn switch between reminiscing over how simple everything was back then and trying to figure out what exactly happened those decades ago, with the specter of the ominous package looming overhead.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
For instance, the crew reacted to fan feedback on day one by increasing the size of the cut-in boxes used when the feed shows multiple events.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 July 2024
The system feeds the footage into Tesla’s deep neural network that learns the various signals, such as a gradual movement towards the lane divider, that predict the cut-in and take appropriate action like slowing down.
—Tero Ojanpera, Fortune, 14 June 2023
Before that, Morgan worked as a weekend evening anchor for WNBC-TV in New York while also serving as a cut-in anchor for MSNBC, worked as a weekday evening anchor and reporter at WTVJ-TV in Miami, WISN-TV in Milwaukee and WJTV-TV in Jackson, Mississippi.
—ABC News, 16 May 2023
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“Cutin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutin. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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cutin
1 of 2 noun
cu·tin
ˈkyüt-ᵊn 
: a substance that contains waxes, fatty acids, soaps, and resins and forms a continuous layer on the outer wall of the epidermis of a plant
cut in
2 of 2 verb1
: to join in suddenly
cut in on a conversation
2
: to interrupt a dancing couple and take one partner's place
3
: to mix with cutting motions
add the shortening to the flour and cut it in
4
: to include among those who get a cut
I'll cut you in on the profits
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