lamella
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Its design, by Barcelona-based firm Barozzi Veiga, features a brick lamella facade that calls to mind an old radiator.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
They are the principal constituents of "woody fiber," of cell-walls, and of the "middle lamella" which fills up the spaces between the plant cells.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
The white matter lies in the interior of the organ, and extends into the core of each lamella.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
These all seem to be products of hydrolysis of a mother substance known as "pectose," which constitutes the middle lamella of unripe fruit, etc.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
If a thin cellulose membrane is interposed between the lamellae, the hyphae nevertheless turn chemotropically from the one lamella to the other and pierce the cellulose membrane in the process.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
Remoras use lamellae, slatlike bones encased in soft tissue, and spinules, rows of hard teethlike tissue to create tight suction.
From Science Magazine ● May 19, 2022
But the disk couldn’t suction with individual lamellae, making it vulnerable to falling off.
From Science Magazine ● May 19, 2022
Potassium feldspar does not exhibit twinning or striations but may show linear features called exsolution lamellae, also known as perthitic lineation or simply perthite.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
The lamellae surrounding the Haversian canal resemble tree rings.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The mechanic cause is the presence of air between the lamellae of the affected parts, but their origin is unknown.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
