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Cuticle vs Pellicle - What's the difference?

cuticle | pellicle |

As nouns the difference between cuticle and pellicle

is that cuticle is the outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis while pellicle is a thin skin or film.

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

    pellicle

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A thin skin or film.
  • Cuticle, the hard protective outer layer of certain life forms.
  • The skin of a mushroom cap.
  • The growth on the surface of a liquid culture.
  • The photosensitive emulsion of photographic film.
  • (optics) A thin plastic membrane used as a beam splitter or protective cover.
  • (mycology) the outermost layer of a mushroom, often used only for a surface that is viscid and easily peels off.

    • Related terms

    * pelt * pelisse * pell * pellagra * pellage * peltry