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2 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: chitin n : a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi
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