Chitin

/ˈkaɪtɪn/

Synonyms for "chitin" (15 found)

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Noun(1 words)

cell wall carbohydrate

Noun(4 words)

chitin polymorphdeacetylated chitin derivativeexoskeleton biopolymerfungal cell wall polymer

Noun(1 words)

n-acetylglucosamine polymer

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N-acetylglucosamine unitsalpha chitinbeta chitinchitin fiberschitin synthasechitinase enzyme

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Chitin is a polysaccharide.

Source: tatoeba (1279715)

Chitin usually occurs throughout Invertebrates in the form of an investment to the outermost cellular layer or ectoderm.

Source: wiktionary

The robot’s energy source is the sugar in the polysaccharide called chitin that makes up a fly’s exoskeleton.

Source: wiktionary