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chitinlike

chitinlike adjective: resembling chitin or some aspect of it.

Adjective

chitinlike (comparative more chitinlike, superlative most chitinlike)

  1. Resembling chitin or some aspect of it.

Forms of chitinlike

comparativemore chitinlike
superlativemost chitinlike

Origin of chitinlike

From chitin + -like.

Questions about chitinlike

What does chitinlike mean?
Chitinlike means resembling chitin or some aspect of it.
What part of speech is chitinlike?
Chitinlike is an adjective.

Words near chitinlike in the dictionary

  1. chitinize
  2. chitinized
  3. chitinizes
  4. chitinizing
  5. chitinless
  6. chitinlike
  7. chitinogenous
  8. chitinoid
  9. chitinoligosaccharide
  10. chitinoligosaccharides
  11. chitinolysis

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