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, cetin, cutin, cation, cut-in, cut in, chadian, cystine, chutney, caution, cataian, cysteine, city man, chesteyn, cytidine, chasidim, cheat on, cotan
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