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precuticular

precuticular adjective: that develops into the cuticle.

Adjective

precuticular (not comparable)

  1. That develops into the cuticle
    • The structural resemblance of embryonic gut and epidermal precuticular matrices in this species to the embryonic epidermal matrices preceding cuticle formation in insects and other crustaceans ( Goudeau 1976, Goudeau and Lachaise 1983, Glas et al.2015 July 30, Polona Mrak et al., “Formation of the hindgut cuticular lining during embryonic development of Porcellio scaber (Crustacea, Isopoda)”, in ZooKeys, →DOI

Origin of precuticular

From pre- + cuticular.

Questions about precuticular

What does precuticular mean?
Precuticular means that develops into the cuticle.
What part of speech is precuticular?
Precuticular is an adjective.

Words near precuticular in the dictionary

  1. precursory
  2. precurtain
  3. precurved
  4. precut
  5. precutaneous
  6. precuticular
  7. precuts
  8. precutting
  9. precycle
  10. precycled
  11. precycles

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