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chitin

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Noun

a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi

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Words contain "chitin":
chitin chitinous
Words contain "chitin" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
chitin arthropod chitinous

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