What does chitinous mean?

chitinous means "of or resembling chitin".

How many syllables are in chitinous?

chitinous has 3 syllables: chi-ti-nous. The stress falls on "chi". In IPA it is /ˈkaɪtənəs/.

Is chitinous a common word?

chitinous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

chitinous — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
of or resembling chitin

Questions about chitinous

What does chitinous mean?: chitinous means "of or resembling chitin".
How many syllables are in chitinous?: chitinous has 3 syllables: chi-ti-nous. The stress falls on "chi". In IPA it is /ˈkaɪtənəs/.
Is chitinous a common word?: chitinous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for chitinous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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