pellicle.
A thin skin or film.
Meaning & usage
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).
Where this word comes from
From Latin pellicula, from pellis (“skin”). Doublet of pellicule.
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