cuticle in English dictionary

  • cuticle

    Meanings and definitions of "cuticle"

    • The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
    • The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
    • Dead or cornified epidermis.
    • (zoology, botany) The outer protective covering of invertebrates and plants.
    • noun
      The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
    • noun
      The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
    • noun
      Dead or cornified epidermis.
    • noun
      (zoology, botany)
      A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
    • noun
      A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
    • strip of hardened skin at the base of the finger and toenail
    • dead of cornified epidermis
    • noun
      hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
    • noun
      the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail
    • noun
      the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

    Synonyms of "cuticle" in English dictionary

    scute, skin, epidermis are the top synonyms of "cuticle" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of cuticle

    • cuticle ( plural  cuticles)
    • cuticle (plural cuticles)
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