几丁质

幾丁質

jǐdīngzhì

noun

Meanings

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

Characters

chi- (phonetic)

-tin (phonetic)

Examples

虾壳和蟹壳里含有大量的几丁质。

Xiā ké hé xiè ké lǐ hányǒu dàliàng de jǐdīngzhì.

Shrimp and crab shells contain large amounts of chitin.

几丁质在医药和食品工业中应用广泛。

Jǐdīngzhì zài yīyào hé shípǐn gōngyè zhōng yìngyòng guǎngfàn.

Chitin is widely applied in the pharmaceutical and food industries.

Tips

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Technical scientific term — transliteration of "chitin". The industrial / food-additive form is more often called 甲壳素 jiǎqiàosù "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