Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pellicle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pellicle \Pel"li*cle\, n. [L. pellicu?a, dim. of pellis skin:
cf. F. pellicule.]
1. A thin skin or film.
2. (Chem.) A thin film formed on the surface of an
evaporating solution.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pellicle
n : thin protective membrane in some protozoa
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