The biological process of forming or developing a cuticle or cuticular layer.
From 'cuticular' + '-ization' (process suffix). Built from Latin roots using modern English process-noun formation.
Plants use cuticularization to waterproof themselves—it's like they're developing a tiny raincoat at the cellular level, which is why desert plants have the thickest cuticles.
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