Antonyms for epidermis

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ep-i-dur-mis

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛp ɪˈdɜr mɪs

Definition of epidermis

Origin : 1620s, from Greek epidermis, from epi "on" (see epi-) + derma "skin" (see derma). Related: Epidermal; epidermic.

As in pelt : noun animal fur
As in skin : noun outer covering, especially of animate being
As in lamina : noun skin
As in coat : noun animal hair

Example sentences :

This aids in preventing decay and slipping of the epidermis.
Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray

The epidermis is usually indistinguishable in the older roots.
Extract from : « Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany » by Douglas Houghton Campbell

Epidermis, or outer surface, which is a series of scales lying one upon the other.
Extract from : « Textiles » by William H. Dooley

This is the case in the epidermis of the stems and leaves of most grasses.
Extract from : « A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses » by Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

Externally the leaf is covered on both the sides by the epidermis.
Extract from : « A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses » by Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

"My epidermis has thickened since those days," he returns, with a laugh.
Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

The epidermis of the leaves furnishes the strings for hammocks and all kinds of cordage.
Extract from : « The Forest Exiles » by Mayne Reid

The complete peeling off of the epidermis shows the true cause of the disease.
Extract from : « Apis Mellifica » by C. W. Wolf

Wrinkles and warts on the epidermis; this is the work of time.
Extract from : « Notre-Dame de Paris » by Victor Hugo

In such cases the hairs are mere excrescences from the epidermis.
Extract from : « Vegetable Teratology » by Maxwell T. Masters

Synonyms for epidermis

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