chitina

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chitina

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Dal greco antico χιτών tunica ed -ina

noun chitine

polisaccaride azotato resistente agli agenti chimici, che forma l'esoscheletro di molti invertebrati e la parete cellulare dei funghi

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chitin polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in arthropod and fungi

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@misc{chitina_2026,
  title = {chitina},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/chitina},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}