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cuticular

cuticular

9.9
Relating to the thin outer layer that covers skin, nails or plant leaves
  • adjective
  • /kjuˈtɪkjələr/
  • Specialized
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  • The HCs were characterized as damaged (i.e., missing) if no stereocilia and cuticular plate were observed.
  • cuticular plate

But I'm curious about the cuticular hydrocarbons.

Examples

  • Some of the filaments project as a rootlet into the cuticular plate region along the apical surface of the outer hair cell body.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The cuticular layer protects the delicate tissues underneath the leaves.

  • But I'm curious about the cuticular hydrocarbons.

    Robinson Erhardt

  • Surviving HCs are characterized by the presence of stereocilia and cuticular plates.

    Academic text (2008)

  • With the attainment of eusociality, little further evolution is required for the nest odor to be based upon the cuticular hydrocarbons of the colony members.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Contraction of the body-wall muscles, which are attached to the cuticular exoskeleton of the worm through the epidermis, causes the body bends that drive locomotion.

    Academic text (2016)

  • Some insects have a cuticular structure that helps them resist water loss.

  • Researchers studied how cuticular traits affect plant growth in various environments.

Synonyms

epidermal
vscuticular
  • Specialized
7 6.3

Relating to the outer layer of skin or of a plant that protects it

applies to cuticles across animals and plants not limited to skin
epicuticular
vscuticular
  • Specialized
9.9

On the outer layer of a plant or insect

relates to the cuticle generally not only to the outermost surface
epidermic
vscuticular
  • Specialized
7.8

Relating to the outer layer of the skin

covers cuticle features across animals and plants rather than only skin

How Outer

epicuticular
  • Specialized
9.9
cuticular
  • Specialized
9.9
subcuticular
  • Specialized
1 8.9
internal
338 3.5

Surface Forms

cuticular positive

Morphology

cuticular = cuticle (transparent) = cuticle + ar

Standard adjective formation from the noun 'cuticle' with -ar; meaning 'relating to the cuticle' is directly predictable for learners.

Etymology

Cuticular comes from the Latin cuticula, a small form of cutis meaning 'skin'. It shares the same root as the common word cuticle, so cuticular means 'relating to the outer skin or thin layer'.