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Rarecuticle
The correct spelling is cuticle.
How to pronounce cuticle
noun
IPA: /ˈkjuːtɪkəl/
Say it like: Cut-icl-e
The correct spelling is cuticle. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
- 2.The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- 3.Dead or cornified epidermis.
- 4.A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
- 5.A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.
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