chitinophosphatic

adjective

chi·​tin·​o·​phosphatic

¦kītᵊnˌō+

of certain marine shells

: made up of chitin and calcium phosphates

—used chiefly of inarticulate brachiopods

Word History

Etymology

chitin + -o- + phosphatic

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Rhymes for chitinophosphatic

• antidemocratic
• bacteriostatic
• heterochromatic
• idiosyncratic
• nonadiabatic
• paleoclimatic
• semiautomatic
• achromatic
• acrobatic
• adriatic
• aliphatic
• antistatic