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Word	Definition
filmnoun	(uncountable) A visual art form that consists of a sequence of still images preserved on a recording medium to give the illusion of motion; movies generally.
pelliculenoun	The skin of an onion or other plant.
piliationnoun	A covering of hair-like pili.
skinnoun	(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
lamellanoun	A thin, plate-like structure.
epitrichiumnoun	The superficial layer of fetal epidermis; a membrane enveloping the embryo.
hypodermisnoun	(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
cuticlenoun	The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
placulanoun	A little plate or plaque.
membranulenoun	A small membrane
dermaliumnoun	(zoology) A spicule on the bounding membrane of a sponge.
keratoplasianoun	The formation of a layer of keratin
pilocytenoun	(biology) Any cell with prominent external hair-like structures.
prefolliclenoun	(biology) A prefollicular cell
pilusnoun	(biology) A hair.
hypodermnoun	Alternative form of hypodermis. [An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.]
prothallusnoun	A prothallium.
plastrumnoun	Alternative form of plastron. [(zoology) The nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise or other animal, similar in composition to the carapace.]
trichomenoun	(botany) A hair- or scale-like extension of the epidermis of a plant.
pinaculumnoun	(entomology) A chitin plate on the skin of a caterpillar.