quitina

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, tunic) +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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quitina f (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) chitin (polymer found in arthropod and fungi)

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, tunic) +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: qui‧ti‧na

Noun

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quitina f (usually uncountable, plural quitinas)

  1. (biochemistry) chitin (polymer found in arthropod and fungi)

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, tunic).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kiˈtina/ [kiˈt̪i.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: qui‧ti‧na

Noun

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quitina f (plural quitinas)

  1. (biochemistry) chitin

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Yurumanguí

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Noun

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quitina

  1. woman

References

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  • Gregorio Arcila Robledo, Las Misiones Franciscanas en Colombia: Estudio Documental (1950), citing Romero's wordlist