Definition of chitin
English to English noun - a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi
source: WordNet 3.0 - A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin.
source: Webster 1913
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chitin, chiton, coition, cutin, cetin, cation, cut-in, cut in, cystine, chadian, caution, cataian, chutney, cytidine, cysteine, chasidim, cheat on, city man, chesteyn, cotan
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