Definition of: chitin

(kī′tin) noun Biochem.
A colorless, horny, amorphous polysaccharide, intermediate between proteins and carbohydrates, forming the principal constituent of the hard covering of insects and crustaceans. [<F chitine <Gk. chitōn tunic]
—chi′ti·nous adjective

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