chitin
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1. a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | polyose, polysaccharide, |
| definition | : | any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules (noun.substance) |
| substance holonym | : | glucosamine, |
| definition | : | an amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | chitinous, |
| definition | : | of or resembling chitin (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | chitinous, |
| definition | : | of or resembling chitin (adj.pert) |
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