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Denticle vs Cuticle - What's the difference?

denticle | cuticle |

As nouns the difference between denticle and cuticle

is that denticle is a small tooth while cuticle is the outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.

denticle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small tooth
  • (medicine) A pulp stone
  • Material serving as the dermis of sharks

    • Related terms

    *denticular

    cuticle

    English

    (wikipedia cuticle)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
  • The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  • Dead or cornified epidermis.
  • (zoology, botany) A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
  • A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

    • Synonyms

    * (outer protective covering) cuticula

    Derived terms

    * cuticular * epicuticle * exocuticle * mescocuticle * procuticle

    See also

    * nail * thumbnail * toenail * quick