Associations to the word «Chitin»

Wiktionary

CHITIN, noun. (carbohydrate) A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.

Dictionary definition

CHITIN, noun. A tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats