Difference between revisions of "chitin"
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|etymology=Greek <i>chiton</i>, tunic | |etymology=Greek <i>chiton</i>, tunic | ||
| − | |definition=A linear polysaccharide that consists predominately, or perhaps entirely, of -linked -acetyl-D-glucosamine residues found in the exoskeleton of arthropods, nematode eggshells, annelid cuticle, thecate hydroids, and also in some plants, especially fungi. | + | |definition=A linear polysaccharide that consists predominately, or perhaps entirely, of -linked -acetyl-D-glucosamine residues found in the exoskeleton of arthropods, [[nematode]] eggshells, annelid [[cuticle]], [[thecate]] hydroids, and also in some plants, especially fungi. |
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