Definitions
A tough substance forming insect shells, crustacean shells, and fungal cell walls.
Word origin
From French chitine, from Latin chitōn (“mollusk”), from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn). See also chiton.
Used in a sentence
“Chitin usually occurs throughout Invertebrates in the form of an investment to the outermost cellular layer or ectoderm.”
“The robot’s energy source is the sugar in the polysaccharide called chitin that makes up a fly’s exoskeleton.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Insect-shell material”6 letters
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