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pel·li·cle

(pĕl′ĭ-kəl)

A thin skin or film, such as an organic membrane or liquid film.

[French, from Latin pellicula, husk, diminutive of pellis, skin; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

pel·lic′u·lar (pə-lĭk′yə-lər) adj.

pellicle

(ˈpɛlɪkəl)

1. a thin skin or film

2. (Zoology) the hard protective outer layer of certain protozoans, such as those of the genus Paramecium

3. (Botany) botany

a. the thin outer layer of a mushroom cap

b. a growth on the surface of a liquid culture

4. (Photography) photog the thin layer of emulsion covering a plate, film, or paper

[C16: via French from Latin pellicula, from pellis skin]

pellicular adj

pel•li•cle

(ˈpɛl ɪ kəl)

n.

a thin skin or membrane; film; scum.

[1535–45; < Latin pellicula=pelli(s) skin + -cula -cle¹]

pellicle

The fine “skin” that forms when oil paint dries.

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Noun

pellicle - thin protective membrane in some protozoa

investment - outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism

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pellicle

n → Film m; (Zool: = membrane) → Pellicula f

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The effective blocking of acidic groups of salivary glycoproteins will reduce their adsorption to hydroxyapatite and the formation of acquired pellicle.