chitinous

Variant of chitin

chitin definition

chi·tin (kī′tin)

noun

a tough, horny polysaccharide, (CHNO), secreted by the epidermis and forming the main bulk of the outer covering of insects, crustaceans, etc.

Etymology: Fr chitine < Gr chitōn: see chiton

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