chitin
chitin
englantikitiini
Synonyymisanakirja
chitin
kitiini, glukosamiini, polysakkaridi.
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Englannin sanakirja
chitin (englanti > suomi)
chitin englanniksi
puhekieltä A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.
1880, Arthur Gamgee, http://books.google.com/books?id=Sr9uxO_JJx4C ''A Text-book of the Physiological Chemistry of the Animal Body, Macmillan, p. 299
2004, New Scientist, 11 Sep 2004, p.19