Definition of Chiton

1. Noun. A woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece.

Generic synonyms: Tunic

2. Noun. Primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates.
Exact synonyms: Coat-of-mail Shell, Polyplacophore, Sea Cradle
Generic synonyms: Mollusc, Mollusk, Shellfish
Group relationships: Genus Chiton

Definition of Chiton

1. n. An under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly representing the modern shirt.

Definition of Chiton

1. Noun. A loose, woolen tunic, worn by both men and women in Ancient Greece. ¹

2. Noun. Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class ''Polyplacophora'', including the genus Chiton. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chiton

1. a tunic worn in ancient Greece [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chiton

chitinizations
chitinlike
chitinoid
chitinolysis
chitinolytic
chitinous
chitins
chitlin
chitling
chitlings
chitlins
chitobiose
chitobiosyldiphosphodolichol beta-mannosyltransferase
chitobiosylpyrophosphoryldolichol synthase
chitodextrinase
chiton (current term)
chitons
chitooligomer
chitooligomers
chitooligosaccharide
chitooligosaccharides
chitosamine
chitosan
chitosans
chitosome
chitotriosidase
chits
chittam bark
chittamwood
chitted

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