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chitin

chi·tin

UK/ˈkʌɪtɪn/ US/ˈkaɪtɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

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

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