About The Word Chitin
Learn about the word Chitin to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Chitin definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Chitin
| Chitin Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Chitin?
[n] a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi
Synonyms | Synonyms for Chitin: Related Terms | Find terms related to Chitin: See Also | polyose | polysaccharide Chitin In Webster's Dictionary \Chi"tin\, n. [See {Chiton}.] (Chem.)
A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of
the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other
invertebrates; entomolin.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Deer hunt ‐ hunting deer
- Gently ‐ with little weight or force; "she kissed him lightly on the forehead"…
- Carry ‐ the act of carrying something [v] be pregnant with; "She is bearing…
- Age class ‐ people in the same…
- White thistle ‐ spiny shrub with silvery-scurfy foliage of alkaline plains of…
- Electrocute ‐ kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial…
- Threadleaf groundsel ‐ bluish-green bushy leafy plant covered with close white wool…
- Bargeman ‐ someone who…
- Dabbler ‐ any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and…
- Thrasher ‐ large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to…