chi.tin
n.(名词)
A tough, protective, semitransparent substance, primarily a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, forming the principal component of arthropod exoskeletons and the cell walls of certain fungi.
几丁质:一种基本上为含氮多聚糖的保护性半透明坚硬物质,是节肢动物外骨骼和某些真菌细胞壁的主要组成部分
来源:
French chitine
法语 chitine
from New Latin chitôn [mollusk]
源自 现代拉丁语 chitôn [软体动物]
from Greek khitôn [chiton] * see chiton
源自 希腊语 khitôn [石鳖] *参见 chiton
【引伸】
chi.tinous
adj.(形容词)