pellicle

IPA: pˈɛɫɪkʌɫ

A thin skin or film.
(cooking) A skin or coating of proteins on the surface of meat to be smoked, improving the surface adhesion.
Cuticle, the hard protective outer layer of certain life forms.
The skin of a mushroom cap.
(mycology) The outermost layer of a mushroom, often used only for a surface that is viscid and easily peels off.
(cytology) A thin layer supporting the cell membrane in various protozoa.
(biology) The growth on the surface of a liquid culture.
(photography) The photosensitive emulsion of photographic film.
(optics) A thin plastic membrane used as a beam splitter or protective cover.

Examples of "pellicle" in Sentences

Has a separable gelatinous pellicle.
The cap is viscid and has a separable pellicle.
The formation of a so called pellicle is typical.
It is viscid when moist from a separable gelatinous pellicle.
Euglena also structurally lack cell walls, but have a pellicle instead.
The surface is viscid when moist from the separable gelatinous pellicle.
A half silvered mirror used in photography is often called a pellicle mirror.
Pellicle mirrors offer some of the advantages of a rangefinder camera in an SLR.
Method for retarding pellicle and plaque formation which includes contacting sites of plaque formation and growth with dental preparation containing certain amine oxide compounds and dental preparations containing the amine oxide compounds.