chitin

chitin is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other invertebrates; entomolin.
2. noun. a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi

Common word forms

chitins, chitinous

Words from these letters

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