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English Dictionary: chitin by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
chitin
n
  1. a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chitin \Chi"tin\, n. [See {Chiton}.] (Chem.)
      A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of
      the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other
      invertebrates; entomolin.
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