chitin
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Definition of chitin
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.
“Chitin usually occurs throughout Invertebrates in the form of an investment to the outermost cellular layer or ectoderm.”
“The robot’s energy source is the sugar in the polysaccharide called chitin that makes up a fly’s exoskeleton.”
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Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek χῐτών (khĭtṓn)der. Latin chitōnder. French chitinebor. English chitin From French chitine, from Latin chitōn (“mollusk”), from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn). See also chiton.
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