chitin

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English - Turkish
sitin
kitin

Kitin bir polisakkarittir. - Chitin is a polysaccharide.

(Tıp) Böcek kabuğunu oluşturan madde, kitin
chitinous kitinli

Related Terms

chitinous
(Tıp) Kitin'den oluşmuş
chitinous
(Tıp) Kitin niteliğinde, kitin yapısında
chitinous
(Tıp) kitin'le ilgili
English - English
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

The robot’s energy source is the sugar in the polysaccharide called chitin that makes up a fly’s exoskeleton.

{i} horny material covering the bodies of arthropods
The dense substance forming the indigestible outer skeleton of insects, and the material from which the walls of the mycelia are made
Poly(N-Acetylglucosamine)
a complex polysaccharide molecule found in walls of fungi and exoskeletons of shrimps and crabs
White, horny substance found in the external skeleton of crabs, lobsters, and many insects; in internal structures of some other invertebrates; and in some fungi, algae, and yeasts. It is a polysaccharide, the monomer unit being glucosamine. It is used industrially in purifying wastewater, thickening and stabilizing foods and pharmaceuticals, and sizing and strengthening paper, and as a wound-healing agent, an ion-exchange resin, a membrane for industrial separations, and a binder for dyes, fabrics, and adhesives
a polysaccharide, the principal constituent of shells of arthropods and shards of beetles, and found in certain fungi
A nitrogenous polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton of the tarantula
A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin
The organic constituent of cuticle forming the external "shell" of anthropods
a carbohydrate that contains nitrogen
Specialised protein found in hard skin
a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi
A structural polysaccharide of an amino sugar found in many fungi and in the exoskeletons of all Arthropods

Related Terms

chitinous
Made of, pertaining to, or resembling chitin
chitinous
{s} pertaining to chitin (horny material covering the bodies of arthropods)
chitinous
Made of pertaining to, or resembling chitin
chitinous
Having the nature of chitin; consisting of, or containing, chitin
chitinous
of or resembling chitin
chitin

    Hyphenation

    chi·tin

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From French chitine Latin chitōn (“mollusk”). See also chiton.
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