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殼質,角素

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Chitin \Chi"tin\, n. [See {Chiton}.] (Chem.)
   A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of
   the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other
   invertebrates; entomolin.

資料來源 : WordNet®

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