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chito-

chito- prefix: related to chitin.

Prefix

chito-

  1. Related to chitin.

Origin of chito-

From the noun chitin, from French chitine, from Latin chitōn (“mollusk”), from Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn).

Questions about chito-

What does chito- mean?
Chito- means related to chitin.
What part of speech is chito-?
Chito- is a prefix.

Words near chito- in the dictionary

  1. chitlins
  2. chitmahal
  3. chitmahals
  4. chitmunk
  5. chitmunks
  6. chito-
  7. chito-oligosaccharide
  8. chitobiase
  9. chitobiases
  10. chitobiose
  11. chitobioses

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