1) French word used in English 2) Polyose 3) Polysaccharide
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• (n.) A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin.
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A type of polysaccharide (sugar molecule) that is made by some plants and animals. The hard outer shell of shrimp, lobsters, and many insects is made of chitin.
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A structural polysaccharide of an amino sugar found in many fungi and in the exoskeletons of all arthropods. The chitin that occurs in the walls of hyphae – the microscopic tubes of fungi – are composed of a slightly differnt chitin from that found in exoskeletons. Cellulose, chitin, a...
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<cell biology> A cross linked polymer of N acetyl D glucosamine that is the major structural component of arthropod exoskeletons and fungal cell walls. Widely distributed in plants and fungi. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(ki´tin) a horny polysaccharide, the principal constituent of shells of arthropods and shards of beetles, and found in certain fungi.
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Chi'tin noun [ See
Chiton .]
(Chemistry) A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin.
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a tough, protective, semitransparent substance, primarily a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, forming the principal component of arthropod exoskeletons and the cell walls of certain fungi.
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carbohydrate polymer found in the cell walls of fungi and in the exoskeletons of arthropods that provides strength for support and protection.
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Chitin is a sort of transparent horny substance, the chief tissue-forming ingredient of the wing-cases of insects, and the shells of crabs and other crustaceans.
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Chitin is a hard, cellulose-like compound that constitutes much of the exoskeleton of various arthropods such as crustaceans and insects. Strong and firm, the substance serves to support the body tissues of such organisms.
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Chitin is an organic substance which forms part of the exoskeleton of arthropods.
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(Gk: chiton=a long woollen tunic) a polysaccharide forming the hard exoskeleton of arthropods and parts of many other invertebrates; it is also found in some fungi. See carbohydrate.
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Horny material that farms part of the hard outer integument of insects, arachnids and crustaceans.
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chitin A tough, insoluble polysaccharide (carbohydrate; as starch, inulin, or cellulose) that is the main constituent of the arthropod exoskeleton which is also found in the cell walls of most fungi. The outer covering of arthropods, the cuticle, is impregnated in its outer layers with chitin, which makes the exoskeleton more rigid. It is associa...
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A linear homopolysaceharide found as the characteristic molecule in the cuticle of arthropods. The molecules are layered in chains and cross-linked to form the strong, lightweight basis of the cuticle.
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a tough, translucent material found in arthropod exoskeletons.
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noun a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi
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Complex long-chain compound, or polymer; a nitrogenous derivative of glucose. Chitin is widely found in invertebrates. It forms the exoskeleton of insects and other arthropods. It combines with protein to form a covering that can be hard and tough, as in beetles, or soft and flexible, as in caterpillars and other insect larvae. It is insolu...
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a structural polysaccharide that makes up the bulk of the scorpion cuticle. Added to chitin are a variety of other substances, such as proteins (sclerotized and unsclerotized) and waxes which give special properties to the cuticle.
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A polysaccharide contained in fungi; also forms part of the hard outer covering of insects.
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a colourless polysaccharide that serves as the major fibrous component of the insect cuticle or integument.
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biopolymer (polysaccharide, closely related to cellulose), major component of the arthropod cuticle
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A complex organic compound which forms the horny outer skeleton of some creatures such as insects, crabs and lobsters.
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a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
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