Chīt'ine, n.
n. [See CHITON.] (Chem.) A peculiar principle, containing nitrogen, characteristic of the skin of insects, and found also in the shell of crustaceans. R. Owen.
n. [See CHITON.] (Chem.) A peculiar principle, containing nitrogen, characteristic of the skin of insects, and found also in the shell of crustaceans. R. Owen.