Found 2 items, similar to chitin.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chitin chitin n : a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chitin Chitin \Chi"tin\, n. [See Chiton.] (Chem.) A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin. [1913 Webster]