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ec·to·derm

ectoderm

pronunciation:
ek t duhrm
part of speech: noun
definition: an animal embryo's outermost layer of cells, from which the skin, nervous system, and sense organs develop.
derivations: ectodermal (adj.), ectodermic (adj.)