Sunday, October 30, 2005
TM Word Of The Day
TicketMaster Word of the Day:
chi�tin �
� (k
t
n) KEY �
NOUN:
ETYMOLOGY:
French chitine : New Latin chit
n, mollusk (from Greek khitn, chiton; see chiton ) + -ine 2
OTHER FORMS:
chitin�ous (Adjective)
chi�tin �
� (ktn) KEY �
NOUN:
- A tough, protective, semitransparent substance, primarily a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, forming the principal component of arthropod exoskeletons and the cell walls of certain fungi.
ETYMOLOGY:
French chitine : New Latin chit
n, mollusk (from Greek khitn, chiton; see chiton ) + -ine 2OTHER FORMS:
chi
tin�ous (Adjective)
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It is interesting to note that during last year's cicada craze, a few people who tried eating them as a gag literally gagged as they discovered their allergy to shellfish. The same compounds that irritate those allergic to shellfish are also found in the chitin of insects, or all members of the arthropod group.
http://insected.arizona.edu/arthroinfo.htm
http://insected.arizona.edu/arthroinfo.htm
# posted by 
: 10:48 AM
: 10:48 AM
I totally wanted it to be 'chitlin' - while you were trying to get Black Eyed Peas tickets...
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