protective covering
Example Sentences
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Normally, barriers exist within the protective covering of the brain, called the meninges, to prevent unwanted spillage into the brain.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2023
Meningitis is the swelling of the protective covering of the brain and spinal cord and should be treated urgently.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023
If the egg develops outside the body, it usually has a protective covering over it.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
One of the last jobs for engineers ahead of lift-off was to hoist Webb atop its rocket and then enclose it behind a protective covering, or fairing.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2021
Nature shows her extreme care of it for in making bark she has formed for the delicate cambium a perfect protective covering.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 by Northern Nut Growers Association
