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Noun: chitin  kI-tin
  1. A tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi

Derived forms: chitins

Type of: polyose, polysaccharide

Encyclopedia: Chitin, Iran

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