Synonymer

Uttal

    • IPA: /ˈkaɪtɪn/

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Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. (carbohydrate) A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.

Exempel

  • Chitin usually occurs throughout Invertebrates in the form of an investment to the outermost cellular layer or ectoderm.
  • The robot’s energy source is the sugar in the polysaccharide called chitin that makes up a fly’s exoskeleton.

Böjningsformer

Pluralchitins

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