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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Chitin

/kīʹtĭn/ · Chi·tin · IPA /ˈkaɪtɪn/
01 n. A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; e…
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    A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin.(Chem.)