Word: chitinless
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: chi
tin
less
Definition: That lacks chitin; a tough semitransparent horny substance; the principal component of the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of certain fungi
Morphemes:
Affix: chitin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: chitōn
Language: la
Decoded: chiton
Meaning: mollusk
Affix: -less
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.