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chitin

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

chi=tin

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun chitin has 1 sense

chitin(n = noun.substance) - a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi;

is a kind of

polyose

polysaccharide

Derived form adjective chitinous₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

chitin, n. [See Chiton.].

A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

chitin, n. Chem. a polysaccharide forming the major constituent in the exoskeleton of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi.

Derivative

chitinous adj.

Etymology

F chitine irreg. f. Gk khiton: see CHITON