- pelliculate
- \\-lə̇t, -ˌlāt\ adjective
Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin pelliculatus, from Medieval Latin pellicula + Latin -atus -ate: characterized by or covered with a pellicle : pellicular
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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pelliculate — pel·lic·u·late … English syllables
pellicle — pellicular /peuh lik yeuh leuhr/, pelliculate /peuh lik yeuh lit, layt /, adj. /pel i keuhl/, n. 1. a thin skin or membrane; film; scum. 2. Photog. a thin, partially reflective coating, as on a beam splitter or pellicle mirror. [1535 45; < L… … Universalium
pellicle — n. membrane; film. ♦ pellicular, a. ♦ pelliculate, a. covered with pellicle … Dictionary of difficult words
pellicle — [pel′i kəl] n. [L pellicula, dim. of pellis, skin: see FELL4] 1. a thin skin or film, as on a photographic emulsion or on a liquid 2. Zool. a thin nonliving membrane secreted by animal cells, as the envelope covering many protozoans pellicular… … English World dictionary
