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Chitin

Chitin Meaning & Definition
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

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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.

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