chitinization
noun
chi·tin·i·za·tion
ˌkītᵊnə̇ˈzāshən
plural -s
: the process of becoming chitinous : the state of being chitinous
Word History
Etymology
chitin + -ization
- pentachloride
- pentachlorophenol
- pentachlorophenols
- pentachord
- pentachords
- pentacid
- pentacle
- pentacles
- pentacontane
- pentacosane
- pentacrinite
- pentacrinoid
- pentacrinoids
- Pentacrinus
- pentact
- pentactula
- pentacyclic
- pentad
- pentadactyles
- pentadactylism
- pentadactylisms
- pentadactyls
- pentadec-
- pentadeca-
- pentadecagon