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Pellicle

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A thin skin or film.
  2. 2
    thin protective membrane in some protozoa wordnet
  3. 3
    A cuticle, the hard protective outer layer of certain life forms.
  4. 4
    The outermost layer of a mushroom; the skin of a mushroom cap; especially, a surface that is viscid and easily peels off.
  5. 5
    A thin layer supporting the cell membrane in various protozoa.
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  1. 6
    The growth on the surface of a liquid culture.
  2. 7
    A skin or coating of proteins on the surface of meat to be smoked, improving the surface adhesion.
  3. 8
    A coating of glycoproteins from saliva that forms on teeth; it offers some protection to the enamel from bacterial acidity.
  4. 9
    The photosensitive emulsion of photographic film.
  5. 10
    A thin plastic membrane used as a beam splitter or protective cover (for example, to protect a photomask).

Etymology

From Latin pellicula, from pellis (“skin”). Doublet of pellicule.

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