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
- Chalcidoidea
- chalcids
- chalcis
- chalcis fly
- chalcises
- chalcisses
- chalco-
- chalcoalumite
- chalcocite
- chalcocites
- chalcocyanite
- chalcogen
- chalcogenide
- chalcogenides
- chalcogens
- chalcographers
- chalcographies
- chalcographists
- chalcolite
- Chalcolithic
- chalcomenite
- chalcone
- chalcophanite
- chalcophile
- chalcophyllite