pellicle
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The study is part of the Thematic Project "Modulation of acquired pellicle to control dental mineral loss: unveiling mechanisms to make therapies possible," coordinated by Professor Marília Afonso Rabelo Buzalaf at FOB-USP.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
Lovers of home-brewed kombucha may actually be familiar with the raw nanocellulose material — it forms as a floating off-white structure called a pellicle.
From Salon • Sep. 27, 2023
A similar pellicle formed on our acid whey mixture.
From Salon • Sep. 27, 2023
The pellicle functions like a flexible coat of armor, preventing the protist from being torn or pierced without compromising its range of motion.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Convex then plano-depr. glabrous, shining, covered with a thick separable pellicle, blackish red, very viscid; g. decur. broad, shining white; s. solid, stout, white.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
