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chitin (organic material, <materials by composition>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Colorless, tough, protective natural substance composed of a nitrogen containing polysaccharide. Chitin is the principal component in seashells as well as the exoskeletons of crabs, lobsters, insects, and beetles. It is also found in the cell walls of some fungi, algae, and yeasts. Chitin is inelastic, thus growing arthropods must shed their exoskeletons periodically.
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| chitin (preferred,C,U,LC,English-P,D,U,N)
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| 甲殼素 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U)
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| 幾丁質 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U)
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| jiǎ ké sù (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U)
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| jia ke su (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U)
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| chia k'o su (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U)
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| kitin (C,U,Danish-P,D,U,U)
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| chitine (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| chitine (French-P,D,U,U)
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| Chitin (C,U,German-P,D,U,U)
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| chitina (C,U,Italian-P,D,U,U)
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| chityna (C,U,Polish-P,D,U,U)
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| quitina (C,U,Portuguese-P,D,U,U)
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| quitina (Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by composition> (G) |
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................ organic material (G) |
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.................... chitin (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 指稱一種堅硬且具保護性的無色自然物質，由含有多醣的氮所構成。甲殼素是構成貝類以及蟹類、蝦類、昆蟲與甲蟲等外骨骼的主要成分。甲殼素也存在於某些真菌類、藻類以及酵母的細胞壁之中。甲殼素不具彈性，因此節肢動物在生長過程中必須定期脫換外殼。 |
| Dutch ..... Een kleurloze substantie die deel uitmaakt van de uitwendige omhulsels en vleugels van insekten, geleedpotigen en andere ongewervelde dieren. |
| Spanish ..... Sustancia incolora que forma parte del tegumento exterior y de las alas de los insectos, artrópodos y otros invertebrados. |
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