chitin

Meanings

Plural: chitins

Noun

a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi
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.

Origin / Etymology

From French chitine, from Latin chitōn (“mollusk”), from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn). See also chiton.

Synonyms

entomolin

Scrabble Score: 11

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