pellicle
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Lovers of home-brewed kombucha may actually be familiar with the raw nanocellulose material — it forms as a floating off-white structure called a pellicle.
From Salon • Sep. 27, 2023
A similar pellicle formed on our acid whey mixture.
From Salon • Sep. 27, 2023
Ciliates also are surrounded by a pellicle, providing protection without compromising agility.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Protists that have a pellicle are surrounded by proteins.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
P. 1-2.5 cm. camp. then exp. striate with a separable viscid pellicle, greyish or greenish yellow; g. adnate; s. 5-9 cm. tough, glabrous, viscid, rooting, yellowish; sp. 8-10 � 4-5.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
