Definify.com
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.
dim.
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.Definition 2024
pellicle
pellicle
English
Noun
pellicle (plural pellicles)
- A thin skin or film.
- A skin or coating of proteins on the surface of meat to be smoked, improving the surface adhesion.
- Cuticle, the hard protective outer layer of certain life forms.
- The skin of a mushroom cap.
- The growth on the surface of a liquid culture.
- The photosensitive emulsion of photographic film.
- (optics) A thin plastic membrane used as a beam splitter or protective cover.
- (mycology) the outermost layer of a mushroom, often used only for a surface that is viscid and easily peels off.