obsolete cuticle development involved in protein-based cuticle molting cycle true OBSOLETE. Synthesis and deposition of a protein-based noncellular, hardened, or membranous secretion from an epithelial sheet, occurring as part of the molting cycle. Examples of this process are found in invertebrate species. cuticle anabolism during molting GO:0042336 cuticle synthesis during molting This term was made obsolete because 'protein-based cuticle' is an unnecessary grouping term. cuticle formation during molting cuticle development involved in protein-based cuticle molting cycle biological_process cuticle biosynthetic process during molting cuticle development involved in chitin-based cuticle molting cycle cuticle development involved in collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle molting cycle