几丁质

幾丁質

jīdīngzhì

noun

Meanings

1 chitin (biopolymer in arthropod exoskeletons and fungal cell walls)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

几丁质在医药和食品工业中应用广泛。

Jīdīngzhì zài yīyào hé shípǐn gōngyè zhōng yìngyòng guǎngfàn.

Chitin is widely applied in the pharmaceutical and food industries.

HSK 7-9

虾壳和蟹壳里含有大量的几丁质。

Xiā ké hé xiè ké lǐ hányǒu dàliàng de jīdīngzhì.

Shrimp and crab shells contain large amounts of chitin.

Tips

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Technical scientific term - transliteration of "chitin". The industrial / food-additive form is more often called 甲壳素 "shell-armour element". Use 几丁质 in chemistry and biology writing, 甲壳素 on supplement labels.

Stroke Order

几 jǐ

丁 dīng

质 zhì