chitinous

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chi·tin

C0310400 (kīt′n)n. A nitrogen-containing polysaccharide that is a tough, protective, semitransparent substance and is the principal component of arthropod exoskeletons and the cell walls of certain fungi.

[French chitine : New Latin chitōn, mollusk (from Greek khitōn, chiton; see chiton) + -ine.]

chi′tin·ous adj.

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chitinous - of or resembling chitin

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chitinous

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chi·tin·ous

(kī'tin-ŭs), Of or relating to chitin.

chi·tin·ous

(kī'tin-ŭs) Of or relating to chitin.

chitin

(kī′tĭn) [Gr. chiton, tunic] A polysaccharide that forms the hard exoskeleton of arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. It is also present in the cell walls of some fungi. chitinous (-nŭs), adjective

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