Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chitinaceous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chiti-na-ceous
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Composed of, or resembling, chitin

Example Sentences

"It has been suggested that in natural marine systems, most bacteria attaching to chitinaceous particles are Vibrios [71 ]."

Etymology

From chitin + -aceous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: chitin

Questions

What does chitinaceous mean?: Composed of, or resembling, chitin
Where does chitinaceous come from?: From chitin + -aceous.

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