epidermal

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Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms. By surface analysis, epidermis +‎ -al = epi- +‎ derm- +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛpɪˈdɝməl/
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  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)məl

Adjective

epidermal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the epidermis.
    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 4-5:
      The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.

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