slovo | definícia |
cuticle (encz) | cuticle,kutikula n: Zdeněk Brož |
cuticle (encz) | cuticle,kůže pod nehtem Zdeněk Brož |
Cuticle (gcide) | Cuticle \Cu"ti*cle\ (k[=u]"t[i^]*k'l), n. [L. cuticula, dim. of
cutis skin; akin to E. hide skin of an animal.]
1. (Anat.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin.
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2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found
especially in leaves and young stems.
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3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
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cuticle (wn) | cuticle
n 1: the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
2: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body
surface of vertebrates [syn: epidermis, cuticle]
3: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as
arthropods and turtles [syn: carapace, shell, cuticle,
shield] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
cuticle (encz) | cuticle,kutikula n: Zdeněk Brožcuticle,kůže pod nehtem Zdeněk Brož |
cuticle (wn) | cuticle
n 1: the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
2: the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body
surface of vertebrates [syn: epidermis, cuticle]
3: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as
arthropods and turtles [syn: carapace, shell, cuticle,
shield] |
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