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transcuticular

transcuticular adjective: through the cuticle.

Adjective

transcuticular (not comparable)

  1. Through the cuticle.
    • The adult stage of the filarial nematodes Brugia pahangi and Dirofilaria immitis take up glucose, amino acids and adenosine via a transcuticular route (Chen and Howells, 1981; Howells and Chen, 1981).1991, Malcolm W. Kennedy, Parasitic Nematodes—SH Antigens, Membranes & Genes
    • In this study, a transcuticular nanoemulsion formulation was developed to enhance the permeation of an effective antimicrobial compound (ampicillin; Amp) against HLB disease through the citrus cuticle into the phloem via a foliar spray.2015 July 25, “Antimicrobial Nanoemulsion Formulation with Improved Penetration of Foliar Spray through Citrus Leaf Cuticles to Control Citrus Huanglongbing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of transcuticular

From trans- + cuticular.

Questions about transcuticular

What does transcuticular mean?
Transcuticular means through the cuticle.
What part of speech is transcuticular?
Transcuticular is an adjective.

Words near transcuticular in the dictionary

  1. transcurs
  2. transcursion
  3. transcursions
  4. transcutaneous
  5. transcutaneously
  6. transcuticular
  7. transcutol
  8. transcyclooctene
  9. transcystic
  10. transcytolemmal
  11. transcytoplasmic

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