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Cuticle

noun
/ˈkjuːtɪkəl/
Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounThe outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
2.nounThe strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
3.nounDead or cornified epidermis.
4.nounA noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
5.nounA thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

Synonyms

cuticulaepidermisspinoseepicuticleendocuticleexodermpelliclehypodermisprocuticleecteronexocuticlehypoderm

Rhymes With

pharmaceuticalbiopharmaceutical
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