Pellicle definitions

Pellicle

1) Cooking technique 2) Investment 3) Thin skin
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Pellicle

1) Film
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Pellicle

[cooking] A pellicle is a skin or coating of proteins on the surface of meat, fish or poultry, which allow smoke to better adhere the surface of the meat during the smoking process. Useful in all smoking applications and with any kind of animal protein, it is best used with fish where the flesh of, say, salmon, forms a pellicle, the surface...
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pellicle

thin skin or film
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Pellicle

• (n.) A thin film formed on the surface of an evaporating solution. • (n.) A thin skin or film.
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pellicle

(from the article `ciliate`) The cilia are usually arranged in rows, known as kineties, on the pellicle (cell covering), but they may fuse together near the cytostome (cell ... ...may provide protection, facilitate movement, and aid in certain sensory functions. Support of the body is achieved in many protozoans by a simple ... [2 re...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/37

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Pellicle

the first step in plaque formation; a clear, thin covering containing proteins and lipids (fats) found in saliva. It is formed within seconds after a tooth surface is cleaned.
Found on http://www.cosmeticdentistryguide.co.uk/glossary.html

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Pellicle

a thin layer of salivary proteins which forms on the surface of enamel.
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pellicle

<microbiology> The outer covering of a protozoan: the plasma membrane plus underlying reinforcing structures, for example the membrane bounded spaces (alveoli) just below the plasma membrane in ciliates. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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pellicle

(pel´ĭ-kәl) a thin scum forming on the surface of liquids. acquired pellicle a colorless acellular bacteria-free film composed of salivary glycoproteins, deposited on the teeth within minutes after eruption or cleaning. brown pellicle a ...
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pellicle

The outer covering of a protozoan: the plasma membrane plus underlying reinforcing structures, for example the membrane-bounded spaces (alveoli) just below the plasma membrane in ciliates.
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Pellicle

Pel'li·cle noun [ Latin pellicu...a , dim. of pellis skin: confer French pellicule .] 1. A thin skin or film. 2. (Chemistry) A thin film formed on the surface of an evaporating solution.
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/44

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pellicle

Type: Term Pronunciation: pel′i-kĕl Definitions: 1. Literally and nonspecifically, a thin skin. 2. A film or scum on the surface of a liquid. 3. Cell boundary of sporozoites and merozoites among members of the protozoan subphylum Apicomplexa (Sporozoa), consisting of an outer unit membrane and an inner layer of two unit membranes. ...
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pellicle

[n] - thin protective membrane in some protozoa
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pellicle

structure that underlies the plasma membrane in protists, providing additional support
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pellicle

noun thin protective membrane in some protozoa
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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Pellicle

A thin nonbacterial film from saliva that covers the teeth.
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21141

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pellicle

The outer region of cytoplasm of some protozoa, the term is applied only when the region can be distinguished because it appears to be relatively stiff and highly structured. Used mostly in reference to euglenids and ciliates.
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