Chitin Definition

kītn
noun
A tough, horny polysaccharide, (C8H13NO5)n, secreted by the epidermis and forming the main bulk of the outer covering of insects, crustaceans, etc.
Webster's New World
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.
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Origin of Chitin

  • French chitine New Latin chitōn mollusk (from Greek khitōn chiton chiton) –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French chitine New Latin chitōn mollusk (from Greek khitōn chiton chiton) –ine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French chitine, from Latin chitōn (“mollusk”). See also chiton.

    From Wiktionary

Chitin Sentence Examples

  • In Lingula the shell is composed of alternate layers of chitin and of phosphate of lime.

  • They yield chitin in place of chondrin or gelatin - as does also the cartilage of the Cephalopod's endoskeleton.

  • The parapodia of Chaetopoda are never coated with dense chitin, and are, therefore, never converted into jaws; the primitive " head-lobe " or prostomium persists, and frequently carries eyes and sensory tentacles.

  • In most cases the organic structure has disappeared, le i tving only a cavity, with perhaps a trace of chitin.

  • Usually they open into a median vagina, formed by an ectodermal inpushing and lined with chitin.

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Words Starting With

CCHCHI

Words Ending With

NINTIN

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chitin

Words Starting With C and Ending With N

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With C6 Letter Words Ending With N