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Meaning of "cuticular" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CUTICULAR

cuticular  [kjuːˈtɪkjʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CUTICULAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cuticular is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CUTICULAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cuticular

Cuticle

A cuticle /ˈkjuːtɪkəl/, or cuticula, is a term used for any of a variety of tough but flexible, non-mineral outer coverings of an organism, or parts of an organism, that provide protection. Various types of "cuticle" are non-homologous, differing in their origin, structure, function, and chemical composition.

Definition of cuticular in the English dictionary

The definition of cuticular in the dictionary is relating to the cuticle; found in cuticle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CUTICULAR


articular
ɑːˈtɪkjʊlə
auricular
ɔːˈrɪkjʊlə
coticular
kəʊˈtɪkjʊlə
curricular
kəˈrɪkjʊlə
cuticula
kjuːˈtɪkjʊlə
diverticula
ˌdaɪvəˈtɪkjʊlə
diverticular
ˌdaɪvəˈtɪkjʊlə
epicuticular
ˌɛpɪkjuːˈtɪkjʊlə
extracurricular
ˌɛkstrəkəˈrɪkjʊlə
lenticular
lɛnˈtɪkjʊlə
matricula
məˈtrɪkjʊlə
overparticular
ˌəʊvəpəˈtɪkjʊlə
particular
pəˈtɪkjʊlə
perpendicular
ˌpɜːpənˈdɪkjʊlə
reticula
rɪˈtɪkjʊlə
reticular
rɪˈtɪkjʊlə
testicular
tɛsˈtɪkjʊlə
vehicular
vɪˈhɪkjʊlə
ventricular
vɛnˈtrɪkjʊlə
vorticular
vɔːˈtɪkjʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CUTICULAR

cutesiest
cutesy
cutey
cutgrass
Cuthbert
cuticle
cuticle remover
cuticle stick
cuticula
cuticulae
cutie
cutie pie
cutin
cutinisation
cutinise
cutinization
cutinize
cutis
cutlass
cutlass fish

WORDS THAT END LIKE CUTICULAR

avascular
binocular
calcular
cardiovascular
cerebrovascular
circular
corpuscular
in particular
intermolecular
intramuscular
macromolecular
macular
molecular
muscular
neuromuscular
ocular
popular
secular
spectacular
vascular
vernacular

Synonyms and antonyms of cuticular in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cuticular» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CUTICULAR

Find out the translation of cuticular to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cuticular from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cuticular» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

表皮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuticular
570 millions of speakers

English

cuticular
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चर्म संबंधी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جليدية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кутикулярная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cuticular
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cuticular
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cuticule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cuticular
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kutikulären
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クチクラの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cuticular
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cuticular
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuticular
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புறத்தோற்செதில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कटिक्युलर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cuticular
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cuticolare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naskórkowej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кутікулярная
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cuticulare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δερματίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kutikulêre
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cuticular
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cuticular
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cuticular

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CUTICULAR»

The term «cuticular» is regularly used and occupies the 74.136 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CUTICULAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cuticular» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cuticular» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cuticular

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CUTICULAR»

Discover the use of cuticular in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cuticular and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Insect Hydrocarbons: Biology, Biochemistry, and Chemical Ecology
In vivo studies in the 1960s determined that labeled acetate was readily incorporated into insect cuticular lipids, especially hydrocarbons (Vroman et al., 1965; Lamb and Monroe, 1968; Nelson, 1969), establishing the de novo synthesis of ...
Gary J. Blomquist, Anne-Geneviève Bagnères, 2010
2
Stomata
5.5 Cuticular conductance The cuticle allows a limited amount of evaporation in parallel to water vapour fluxes through the stomatal pores. Measurements of cuticular conductance are typically made either on hypostomatous leaves by sealing ...
C. Willmer, M. Fricker, 1996
3
Comparative Animal Biochemistry
15.3.4 Cuticular Lipids of the Insects The insect cuticula has a complicated layered structure (p. 391). The outermost layer is the thin epicuticula with four sublayers, referred to from the inside to outside as the inner and outer epicu- ticulae, wax ...
Klaus Urich, 1994
4
Insect Development: Morphogenesis, Molting and Metamorphosis
12 Cuticular Proteins J H Willis, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA V A Iconomidou, University of Athens, Athens, Greece R F Smith, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA S J Hamodrakas, University of Athens, Athens, Greece ß ...
Lawrence I. Gilbert, 2009
5
Annual Plant Reviews, Biology of the Plant Cuticle
takes place due to rare and tiny cracks and imperfections in the continuity of the cuticular transpiration barrier. Further evidence that cuticular transpiration results from permeation through polar pores can be derived from the effects of relative ...
Markus Riederer, Caroline Muller, 2008
6
Insect Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
5 Cuticular Proteins Judith H Willis Department of Cellular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA Nikos C Papandreou Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece Vassiliki A ...
Lawrence Irwin Gilbert, 2012
7
Nematomorpha, Priapulida, Kinorhyncha, Loricifera
The taxa share a long and slender body (“worm-like”) and characteristic cuticular ornamentation including sclerites, and other details such as putative flosculi and tubuli. Tab. 1. (Continued) Taxon Age/Occurrence Appearance References ...
Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2012
8
Produce Degradation: Pathways and Prevention
Microscopy techniques have been used to document the sequence of events that lead to cuticular cracking and. subsequently, flesh cracking in cherries [100]. The first step involves moisture absorbance by the fruit. This may be accomplished ...
Olusola Lamikanra, Syed H. Imam, 2005
9
Illinois Biological Monographs
Sections show that the cuticular lining of the sucker is folded outward against the convex wall with which it is fused, thus interrupting the continuity of the fibrous wall (Fig. 35). The two sides of this invaginated cuticular sac or ring are fused at ...
10
Studies on the factors controlling the rate of regeneration
Sections show that the cuticular lining of the sucker is folded outward against the convex wall with which it is fused, thus interrupting the continuity of the fibrous wall (Fig. 35). The two sides of this invaginated cuticular sac or ring are fused at ...
Charles Zeleny, 1915

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CUTICULAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cuticular is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Single lady bees load up on perfume
... upping the intensity of their 'perfume'—long-chain fatty acids known as cuticular hydro-carbons (CHCs) which they secrete onto their bodies. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
Male spider genitals have some nerve
Three-dimensional model of the male copulatory organ and some structural details, such as nerves (yellow), cuticular tube that houses seminal ... «PBS NewsHour, Jul 15»
3
Friedreich's Ataxia Patients Experience Hair Abnormalities, Study …
Erosions on the surface of the cuticle and local deep cavities just under the cuticular level were only detected in Friedreich's ataxia patients. «Friedreich's Ataxia News, Jul 15»
4
Ancient mini-monster head mystery solved – here's how we did it
This configuration of teeth reminded us of the arrangement in a group of moulting cuticular worms, the cycloneuralians, which include penis ... «The Conversation UK, Jun 15»
5
Top Eight Congressional Challengers of Research Funding
... Experimental Biology concluded that aging-related changes in key pheromones produced as cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are responsible ... «Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Jun 15»
6
Dow receives US-California registration for Quintec fungicide for …
The company says Quintec binds to cuticular waxes. Redistribution occurs primarily through local vapor movement as a slow release of ... «Western Farm Press, Jun 15»
7
Varroa Mite Parasite Kills Honeybees by Mimicking Their Smell
Based on the data presented in the journal of Biologic Letters, the honeybee ectoparasite is capable of changing its cuticular hydrocarbons and ... «Mirror Daily, Jun 15»
8
Mites fool honeybees with chemical 'cologne'
Specifically, it's the cuticular hydrocarbons—compounds released from hair-shaft glands—that emit scents that differentiate queens from fertile ... «Futurity: Research News, Jun 15»
9
A smelling bee?
Specifically, it's the cuticular hydrocarbons, compounds released from hair-shaft glands, that emit scents that differentiate queens from fertile ... «MSUToday, Jun 15»
10
Predatory Wasp and Giant Walking Stick Among Top New Species …
The decaying ants provide chemicals — cuticular hydrocarbons that ward off any potential predators. “This use of arthropods other than prey as ... «Entomology Today, May 15»

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