cuticle
IPA: kjˈutʌkʌɫ
noun
- The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
- The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- Dead or cornified epidermis.
- (zoology, botany) A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
- A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
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Examples of "cuticle" in Sentences
- The cuticle is smooth.
- The cuticle is readily peeled from the cap.
- The cuticles are intact and are unidirectional.
- The exterior of the parasite is called the cuticle.
- The more acidic the protein is, the softer the cuticle.
- The two layers of the cuticle have different properties.
- The hair cuticle is the outermost part of the hair shaft.
- The next layer is the cortex and the outer layer is the cuticle.
- The waxy cuticle is deposited on the shell in the bird's oviduct.
- No calcified protaspis is known, the body is flattened and the cuticle is thin.