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| annual ring |
one of the concentric rings of wood visible in a cross section of a tree representing the layer of growth from one year. |
| blastula |
an embryo in an early stage of development that consists of a single layer of cells forming a hollow sphere. |
| blubber |
the layer of fat beneath the skin of whales, seals, and other large sea mammals. [1/5 definitions] |
| club sandwich |
a sandwich of three or more layers of bread, often toasted, that is filled with layers of meat, cheese, tomato, mayonnaise, and the like. |
| corium |
the layer of skin that lies beneath the epidermal layer and contains nerves and blood vessels; derma. |
| cortex |
the layer of the bark or stem of a tree or plant that lies between the vascular tissue and the epidermis. [1/3 definitions] |
| denude |
in geology, to lay (rock) bare by eroding the layer of soil that covers it. [1/2 definitions] |
| epidermis |
the outer, nonsensitive layer of skin. [2 definitions] |
| epilimnion |
the layer of the water of a lake, above the thermocline, that is warmest and contains the most oxygen. (Cf. hypolimnion.) |
| epitaxy |
the growth of a crystalline layer on an existing crystal that guides its development. |
| epithelium |
a protective, membranous layer of tissue, usu. a single layer of close-knit cells, that lines the cavities and the outside of an organism. |
| exogenous |
in botany, of or pertaining to a process of growing in diameter by addition of successive layers under the bark; cambial. [1/2 definitions] |
| foliaceous |
laminated in thin leaflike layers, as certain rocks. [1/3 definitions] |
| gastrula |
an embryo in an early stage of development consisting of two saclike layers of cells that enclose a central cavity. |
| Heaviside layer |
see "E layer." |
| hypodermic |
pertaining to the layer of tissue beneath the skin. [1/4 definitions] |
| hypolimnion |
the layer of the water of a lake, below the thermocline, that is coldest and contains the least oxygen. (Cf. epilimnion.) |
| layer cake |
a cake made in two or more layers that are separated by icing, preserves, or the like. |
| mantle |
the layer of the earth that lies between the crust and the core. [1/9 definitions] |
| media2 |
the middle layer of an arterial or lymphatic duct. |
| membrane |
a thin, flexible, tensile layer of tissue that separates, connects, lines, or covers various structures, such as organs, in living organisms. [1/2 definitions] |
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