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chitinization

chitinization noun: the process of becoming chitinous.

Noun

chitinization (countable and uncountable, plural chitinizations)

  1. The process of becoming chitinous.

Forms of chitinization

pluralchitinizations
alternative formchitinisation

Origin of chitinization

From chitin + -ization.

Questions about chitinization

What does chitinization mean?
Chitinization means the process of becoming chitinous.
What part of speech is chitinization?
Chitinization is a noun.
What is the plural of chitinization?
The plural of chitinization is chitinizations.

Words near chitinization in the dictionary

  1. chitinases
  2. chitinisation
  3. chitinisations
  4. chitinise
  5. chitinised
  6. chitinization
  7. chitinizations
  8. chitinize
  9. chitinized
  10. chitinizes
  11. chitinizing

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