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cuticular

cuticular adjective: of, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (skin next to a nail).

Adjective

cuticular (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (skin next to a nail).
    Synonyms:
    perionychial
  2. Of, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (epidermis).
    • Near-synonym: cutaneous
    Synonyms:
    cutaneous
  3. Of, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (outer layer of arthropod tissue).
  4. Of, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (outer layer of plant tissue).

Synonyms of cuticular

Origin of cuticular

From cuticula + -ar.

Words formed from cuticular

Words that rhyme with cuticular

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Questions about cuticular

What does cuticular mean?
Cuticular means of, pertaining to, or being a cuticle (skin next to a nail).
What part of speech is cuticular?
Cuticular is an adjective.

Words near cuticular in the dictionary

  1. cuticles
  2. cuticlin
  3. cuticlins
  4. cuticula
  5. cuticulae
  6. cuticular
  7. cuticularised
  8. cuticularization
  9. cuticularizations
  10. cuticularize
  11. cuticularized

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