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fungi
diacetylchitobiose
chitinolysis
chitohexose
chitodextrin
chitooligosaccharide
exoskeleton
insect
asthma
fungus
endochitinase
glucosaminidase
penaeidin
acetylglucosamine
lipochitin
chitosaccharide
chitinoid
gladius
glycosaminidase
polychitin
chitinize
nikkomycin
polymer
exochitinase
calcofluor
chitinous
chitinaceous
hexachitose
polysaccharide
chitopentaose
structural polysaccharide
chitosan
chitinase
headplate
chitooligomer
carapace
arthropod
chitinlike
tachystatin
benzoylurea
glucosamine
scale
Definitions:
Noun
chitin
Definition: a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi
Definition: 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.