pellicle

Meaning

1. A thin skin or film.
2. A skin or coating of proteins on the surface of meat to be smoked, improving the surface adhesion.
3. Cuticle, the hard protective outer layer of certain life forms.
4. The skin of a mushroom cap.
5. The outermost layer of a mushroom, often used only for a surface that is viscid and easily peels off.
6. A thin layer supporting the cell membrane in various protozoa.
7. The growth on the surface of a liquid culture.
8. The photosensitive emulsion of photographic film.
9. A thin plastic membrane used as a beam splitter or protective cover.

Concepts

pellicle

film

membrane

tunica

diaphragm

fibre

thin skin

tissue

scale

coat

lamina

sheath

veer

web

semi-permeable membrane

film fiche

lacquer

hymen

hymeno

jockey

membrana

webbing

thin coat

thin film

thin foll

adventitia

head

meninx

skim

theca

tunic

veil

velum

Etymology

From Latin pellicula, from pellis (“skin”). Doublet of pellicule.