pellicular

A scientist examines a pellicular film under bright lights.

Definition

Adjective: Relating to, consisting of, or resembling a thin skin, film, or membrane.

Usage Examples

• (The thin film covering the water.)
• (A thin membrane-like growth.)
• (The thin skin-like outer layer.)

Advanced Usage

• "Pellicular water": In soil science, water held as a thin film around soil particles.

  • Pellicular water is critical for plant roots in dry conditions. (The thin moisture layer on soil grains.)

• "Pellicular film": In photography, a thin layer of light-sensitive emulsion.

  • The pellicular film was extremely delicate and prone to scratches. (The thin photographic coating.)

Variants and Related Words

• Pellicle (noun): a thin skin, film, or membrane.
  • The pellicle of the egg was translucent. (The thin outer covering.)
• Pelliculate (adjective): having or covered with a pellicle.
  • The pelliculate surface of the leaf repelled water. (Covered in a thin film.)

Synonyms

• Filmy: thin and translucent like a film.
• Membranous: resembling or consisting of a membrane.
• Cuticular: relating to the thin outer layer of an organism (cuticle).

Related Idioms

• None common for this technical term.