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Webster 1913 Edition

Pellicle

Pel′li-cle

,
Noun.
[L.
pellicula
, 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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pellicle

PEL'LICLE

,
Noun.
[L.pellicula,
dim.
of pellis, skin.]
A thin skin or film.
1.
Among chimists, a thin saline crust formed on the surface of a solution of salt evaporated to a certain degree. This pellicle consists of saline particles crystallized.

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