Chitin

Language: English
Pronunciation: chitin
Part of Speech: noun

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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.

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

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