chitinn.

/ˈkʌɪtɪn/

Forms: Also chitine.

Etymology: < French chitine, < Greek χιτών frock, tunic: see -in suffix¹. (The etymological formation would be chitonin.)

Zoology and Chemistry.

The organic substance which forms the elytra and integuments of insects and the carapaces of crustacea.

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1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 881/2 The..substance that constitutes the hard portion of the dermo-skeleton is called chitine by Odier.

1874 C. Schorlemmer Man. Chem. Carbon Compounds 467 Chitin, C₉H₁₅NO₆, is the principal constituent of the horny cover of beetles and crustaceans.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals i. 53 The existence of cellulose as a constituent of chitin.

figurative.1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World 331 Words are mere chitine.attributive.1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 113 A superficial homogenous chitin layer.1877 C. W. Thomson Voy. ‘Challenger’ II. i. 7 Empty..chitine sacs.

Derivatives

ˈchitinize v. (transitive) to convert into chitin.

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chitinize1877

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 254 Chitinised tendons.

1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 22 Chitinised cuticles.

ˌchitiniˈzation n. conversion into chitin.

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1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 133 [They] obtain considerable rigidity by chitinization.

ˈchitinocalˈcareous adj. containing chitin and lime.

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1880 T. H. Huxley Crayfish Its [the crayfish's] chitino-calcareous body-walls.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	chitin
释义	chitinn. /ˈkʌɪtɪn/ Forms: Also chitine. Etymology: < French chitine, < Greek χιτών frock, tunic: see -in suffix¹. (The etymological formation would be chitonin.) Zoology and Chemistry. The organic substance which forms the elytra and integuments of insects and the carapaces of crustacea. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > chitin chitin1836 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > covering > chitin chitin1836 the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > carbohydrates > sugars > polysaccharides > [noun] > chitin chitin1836 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > member of > parts of > integument > substance forming chitin1836 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 881/2 The..substance that constitutes the hard portion of the dermo-skeleton is called chitine by Odier. 1874 C. Schorlemmer Man. Chem. Carbon Compounds 467 Chitin, C₉H₁₅NO₆, is the principal constituent of the horny cover of beetles and crustaceans. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals i. 53 The existence of cellulose as a constituent of chitin. figurative.1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spiritual World 331 Words are mere chitine.attributive.1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 113 A superficial homogenous chitin layer.1877 C. W. Thomson Voy. ‘Challenger’ II. i. 7 Empty..chitine sacs. Derivatives ˈchitinize v. (transitive) to convert into chitin. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > carbohydrates > sugars > polysaccharides > chitinization [verb (transitive)] chitinize1877 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vi. 254 Chitinised tendons. 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 22 Chitinised cuticles. ˌchitiniˈzation n. conversion into chitin. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > chitin > conversion into chitin chitinization1870 the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > carbohydrates > sugars > polysaccharides > [noun] > chitin > conversion into chitinization1870 1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 133 [They] obtain considerable rigidity by chitinization. ˈchitinocalˈcareous adj. containing chitin and lime. ΚΠ 1880 T. H. Huxley Crayfish Its [the crayfish's] chitino-calcareous body-walls. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1836
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