Synonyms for epidermis
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ep-i-dur-mis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛp ɪˈdɜr mɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for epidermis Other synonyms for the word epidermis
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for epidermis
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