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chitin

chitin

2 definitions found for chitin

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chitin \Chi"tin\, n. [See Chiton.] (Chem.)
     A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of
     the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other
     invertebrates; entomolin.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :

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