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epidermal

/ˌɛpɪˈdɝməl/

epidermal adjective: of or pertaining to the epidermis.

Adjective

epidermal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the epidermis.
    • The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 4-5

epidermal meaning in Tamil

epidermal in Tamil

மேற்றோலுக்குரிய, மேறோலுக்குரிய

Examples of epidermal in a sentence

  • White ants destroy living plants by removing the epidermal layers, effectively ‘ringbarking’ the subject.
  • Unlike the masticating mallophagans, anoplurans have mouthparts modified for piercing epidermal tissues and sucking up blood.
  • Epidermal cells are elliptical to irregularly pentagonal.

All 17 example sentences with epidermal

Forms of epidermal

alternative form (dated)epidermical

Origin of epidermal

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms. By surface analysis, epidermis + -al = epi- + derm- + -al.

Words formed from epidermal

Phrases with epidermal

Words that rhyme with epidermal

Questions about epidermal

What does epidermal mean?
Epidermal means of or pertaining to the epidermis.
What is epidermal in Tamil?
Epidermal in Tamil is மேற்றோலுக்குரிய, மேறோலுக்குரிய. See Epidermal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epidermal?
Epidermal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce epidermal?
Epidermal is pronounced /ˌɛpɪˈdɝməl/.

Words near epidermal in the dictionary

  1. epidendrum
  2. epidendrums
  3. epidepride
  4. epiderm
  5. epiderma
  6. epidermal
  7. epidermalization
  8. epidermalizations
  9. epidermally
  10. epidermatic
  11. epidermatoid

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