sclerotized

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsklɪərətʌɪzd, ˈsklɛ-/
(also sclerotised)

adjective

Entomology
  • (of an insect’s body, or part of one) hardened by conversion into sclerotin.

Derivatives

sclerotization

Pronunciation: /ˌsklɛrətʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun