pellicle
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pellicle
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From Latin pellicula, from pellis (“skin”). Doublet of pellicule.
noun pellicles · pellicula
- A thin skin or film.
- A cuticle, the hard protective outer layer of certain life forms.
- The outermost layer of a mushroom; the skin of a mushroom cap; especially, a surface that is viscid and easily peels off.
- A thin layer supporting the cell membrane in various protozoa.
- The growth on the surface of a liquid culture.
- A skin or coating of proteins on the surface of meat to be smoked, improving the surface adhesion.
- A coating of glycoproteins from saliva that forms on teeth; it offers some protection to the enamel from bacterial acidity.
- The photosensitive emulsion of photographic film.
- A thin plastic membrane used as a beam splitter or protective cover (for example, to protect a photomask).
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