chitin

Phonetic Respelling: [ kahy-tin ]

Definition:

n. a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi

Sentence:

Crabs and lobsters have chitin in their outer skeletons.

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Crabs and lobsters have chitin in their outer skeletons.

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