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pellicle

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from pellicula

Definitions

  1. A thin skin or film.

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

  3. The outermost layer of a mushroom

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

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. A thin layer supporting the cell membrane in various protozoa.

    2. The growth on the surface of a liquid culture.

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

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

    4. A coating of glycoproteins from saliva that forms on teeth

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

    5. The photosensitive emulsion of photographic film.

    6. A thin plastic membrane used as a beam splitter or protective cover (for example, to…

      A thin plastic membrane used as a beam splitter or protective cover (for example, to protect a photomask).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at pellicle. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at pellicle. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at pellicle

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA