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    cuticle
    • In animals, a multilayered, extracellular, external body covering, usually composed of fibrous molecules such as chitin or collagen, and sometimes strengthened by the deposition of minerals such as calcium carbonate. In arthropods it is firm enough to act as a skeleton. In vertebrates, stratu......
    Found op http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/cuticle.html
    
    
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    Cuticle
    The cuticle is the horny outside layer of skin.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/EC.HTM
    
    
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    cuticle
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kyū′ti-kil Definitions: 1. An outer thin layer, usually horny. 2. The layer, chitinous in some invertebrates, which occurs on the surface of epithelial cells. Synonyms: epidermis, cuticula1
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=22095
    
    
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    cuticle
    The horny noncellular surface layer of many invertebrates such as insects; in botany, the waxy surface layer on those parts of plants that are exposed to the air, continuous except for stomata and lenticels. All types are secreted by the cells of the epidermis. A cuticle reduces water loss and, in a...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0007983.html
    
    
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    cuticle
    the nonliving portion of the scorpion's integument, secreted by the underlying epidermis. The cuticle is a distinctly layered structure made of chitin, waxes, sclerotized and unsclerotized proteins, and other materials.
    Found op http://www.vaejovidae.com/Glossary.htm
    
    
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    CUTICLE
    The outermost layer of a hair shaft; also, the thick, noncellular covering on the surface of a roundworm (nematode) parasite.
    Found op http://www.thehorse.com/Glossary.xhtml?L=C
    
    
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    Cuticle
    The outer surface of hair composed of overlapping scales made of colorless keratin protein. It gives hair luster and shine and also provides some of its strength.
    Found op http://savingmyhair.com/component/content/article/28.html
    
    
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    cuticle
    A film composed of wax and cutin that occurs on the external surface of plant stems and leaves and helps to prevent water loss.
    Found op http://www.emc.maricopa.edu/faculty/farabee/biobk/biobookglossc.html
    
    
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    Cuticle
    The outer surface of hair, composed of overlapping scales made of colorless keratin protein. It gives hair luster and shine and also provides some of its strength.
    Found op http://www.americanhairloss.org/hair_loss_glossary/
    
    
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    Cuticle
    the non-cellular outer covering of the body wall of an insect.
    Found op http://flrec.ifas.ufl.edu/ent_nem/pest_ants_glossary.shtml
    
    
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    Cuticle
    A cuticle (əl), or cuticula, is a term used for any of a variety of tough but flexible, non-mineral outer coverings of an organism, or parts of an organism, that provide protection. Various types of "cuticles" are non-homologous; differing in their origin, structure, function, and chemical composi...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuticle
    
    
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    Cuticle
    [hair] The hair cuticle is the outermost part of the hair shaft. It is a hard shingle-like layer of overlapping cells, some five to twelve deep. It is formed from dead cells which form scales that gives the hair shaft strength and do the best job of providing protection for it. The hair cuti...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuticle_(hair)
    
    
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    Cuticle
    [insect anatomy] Captivity narratives are tales of Europeans and Americans of European descent held captive by "uncivilized" peoples. The narratives were often written by the former captives themselves, or through an amanuensis. Captivity narratives are related to slave narratives. ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuticle_(insect_anatomy)
    
    

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