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chitinaceous

chitinaceous adjective: composed of, or resembling, chitin.

Adjective

chitinaceous (not comparable)

  1. Composed of, or resembling, chitin
    • It has been suggested that in natural marine systems, most bacteria attaching to chitinaceous particles are Vibrios [71 ].2015 August 19, “Interaction of Vibrio spp. with the Inner Surface of the Digestive Tract of Penaeus monodon”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of chitinaceous

From chitin + -aceous.

Questions about chitinaceous

What does chitinaceous mean?
Chitinaceous means composed of, or resembling, chitin.
What part of speech is chitinaceous?
Chitinaceous is an adjective.

Words near chitinaceous in the dictionary

  1. Chitimacha
  2. Chitimachan
  3. Chitimachans
  4. Chitimachas
  5. chitin
  6. chitinaceous
  7. chitinase
  8. chitinases
  9. chitinisation
  10. chitinisations
  11. chitinise

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