quitina
Catalan
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”) + -ina.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /kiˈti.nə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kiˈti.na/
Noun
quitina f (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) chitin (polymer found in arthropod and fungi)
Further reading
- “quitina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “quitina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “quitina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “quitina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”) + -ina.
Noun
quitina f (usually uncountable, plural quitinas)
- (biochemistry) chitin (polymer found in arthropod and fungi)
Further reading
- “quitina” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kiˈtina/ [kiˈt̪i.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: qui‧ti‧na
Noun
quitina f (plural quitinas)
- (biochemistry) chitin
Further reading
- “quitina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Yurumanguí
Noun
quitina
- woman
References
- Gregorio Arcila Robledo, Las Misiones Franciscanas en Colombia: Estudio Documental (1950), citing Romero's wordlist