Pellicle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a thin skin or membrane; film; scum.
  2. SCOBY.
  3. a thin, partially reflective coating, as on a beam splitter or pellicle mirror.
noun
  1. a thin skin or film
  2. the hard protective outer layer of certain protozoans, such as those of the genus Paramecium
  3. botany
    • the thin outer layer of a mushroom cap
    • a growth on the surface of a liquid culture
  4. the thin layer of emulsion covering a plate, film, or paper
Pellicle (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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