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pellicle

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Mosses have the most simple seed, consisting only of the germ, without pellicle, and without lobes.

Prepare gelatine and agar plates in the usual way from such of these tubes as show pellicle formation.

The slight pellicle which coats over milk when it is warmed is of the same composition.

It is, in reality, a thin pellicle of semi-transparent horn secreted by the cells of the perioplic ring.

While the egg is fastened to the ovarium, it derives its nutriment from the vessel of the common pellicle.

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On this page you'll find 82 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pellicle, such as: fur, leather, skin, wool, crust, and ectoderm.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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