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chitinogenous

chitinogenous adjective: that secretes chitin.

Adjective

chitinogenous (not comparable)

  1. That secretes chitin

Questions about chitinogenous

What does chitinogenous mean?
Chitinogenous means that secretes chitin.
What part of speech is chitinogenous?
Chitinogenous is an adjective.

Words near chitinogenous in the dictionary

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

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