Cuticle

  • 21cuticle — [[t]kju͟ːtɪk(ə)l[/t]] cuticles N COUNT Your cuticles are the skin at the base of each of your fingernails …

    English dictionary

  • 22cuticle — cu·ti·cle || kjuːtɪkl n. skin which surrounds the fingernails and toenails; epidermis, outer layer of skin; cuticula, hard outer shell of some insects (Entomology) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 23cuticle — [ kju:tɪk(ə)l] noun 1》 the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail. 2》 the outer cellular layer of a hair. 3》 Botany & Zoology a protective layer covering the epidermis of a plant or invertebrate.     ↘Anatomy the epidermis of the body.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 24cuticle — n. Epidermis, scarf skin …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 25cuticle — noun (C) an outer layer of hard skin, especially around the base of your nails …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26cuticle —   In plants, the outer waxy layer of an epidermis, comprising mainly cutin with lesser amounts of overlaying waxes and polysaccharides …

    Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

  • 27cuticle — n epidermis, scarfskin, skin, Anat. derma; integument, membrane, pellicle …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 28cuticle — cu·ti·cle …

    English syllables

  • 29cuticle — n. 1) the epidermis of the skin. 2) a layer of solid or semisolid material that is secreted by and covers an epithelium. 3) a layer of cells, such as the outer layer of cells in a hair …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 30cuticle — cu•ti•cle [[t]ˈkyu tɪ kəl[/t]] n. 1) anat. the hardened skin that surrounds the edges of a fingernail or toenail 2) anat. the epidermis 3) anat. zool. the outer, noncellular layer of the arthropod integument 4) bot a very thin waxy film covering… …

    From formal English to slang

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