chitinous
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- of or resembling chitin
- Chitin (C8H13O5N)n is a long-chain polymer of a N-acetylglucosamine, a derivative of glucose, and is found in many places throughout the natural world. It is the main component of the cell walls of fungi, the exoskeletons of arthropods such as crustaceans (e.g. ...
- made of chitin, a semitransparent horny substance composing much of the hard 'skin' of crustaceans
- made of a complex carbohydrate called chitin
- a tough, protective, semi-transparent substance forming the principal component of arthropod exoskeletons. The teeth of a snail's radula is comprised of the same material
- Substance that is formed of chitin.