CHITINOUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or resembling chitin

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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

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