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pellicle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
pel-li-cle
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin skin or film.

noun

A cuticle, the hard protective outer layer of certain life forms.

noun

The outermost layer of a mushroom; the skin of a mushroom cap; especially, a surface that is viscid and easily peels off.

noun

A thin layer supporting the cell membrane in various protozoa.

noun

The growth on the surface of a liquid culture.

noun

A skin or coating of proteins on the surface of meat to be smoked, improving the surface adhesion.

noun

A coating of glycoproteins from saliva that forms on teeth; it offers some protection to the enamel from bacterial acidity.

noun

The photosensitive emulsion of photographic film.

Etymology

From Latin pellicula, from pellis (“skin”). Doublet of pellicule.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pellicles (plural) pellicula (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pelisse pell pellage pellagra pellicula pellicular pelt peltry

Questions

What does pellicle mean?
A thin skin or film.
Where does pellicle come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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