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nail plate

nail plate noun: the hard, exposed portion of a fingernail or toenail, made of translucent keratin protein.

Noun

nail plate (countable and uncountable, plural nail plates)

  1. The hard, exposed portion of a fingernail or toenail, made of translucent keratin protein.
  2. Iron in the form of plates, from which cut nails are made.

nail plate meaning in Tamil

nail plate in Tamil

நகத்தகடு

Forms of nail plate

pluralnail plates

Questions about nail plate

What does nail plate mean?
Nail plate means the hard, exposed portion of a fingernail or toenail, made of translucent keratin protein.
What is nail plate in Tamil?
Nail plate in Tamil is நகத்தகடு. See Nail plate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nail plate?
Nail plate is a noun.
What is the plural of nail plate?
The plural of nail plate is nail plates.

Words near nail plate in the dictionary

  1. nail knots
  2. nail lacquer
  3. nail lacquers
  4. nail one's colors to the mast
  5. nail one's colours to the mast
  6. nail plate
  7. nail plates
  8. nail polish
  9. nail polish remover
  10. nail polish removers
  11. nail polishes

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