The pellicle is the empty envelope of the Anthophora's egg; the louse is a Meloe-larva. From Wordnik.com. [The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles] Reference
Perhaps this bit of folk-lore was suggested by the shape of the pellicle, which is that of a heart. From Wordnik.com. [Two Years in the French West Indies] Reference
The cap was covered with a sticky, skin-like layer, called the pellicle or cuticle, both terms having the same meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners] Reference
Detween this membrane atul the pellicle was the fame red liquor, but lefs in quantity than was contained ii\ the former ftage. From Wordnik.com. [A journey through Spain in the years 1786 and 1787;] Reference
Then beneath this pellicle, which is so delicate that it can hardly bear the most cautious touch, we see a soft, white mass taking shape. From Wordnik.com. [The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles] Reference
But this "pellicle" of Professor Bastian is not mere structureless matter, any more than the "bioplast" of Professor Beale. From Wordnik.com. [Life: Its True Genesis] Reference
The first operation is to strip them of the outside pellicle of bark. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
We are acquainted with a mere pellicle of the globe on which we live. From Wordnik.com. [Walden] Reference
The quality is fairly good but the pellicle is rather strong flavoured. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947] Reference
Most of the brown pellicle can be removed by rubbing kernels between one's hands. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947] Reference
When salting the whole kernels put only enough fat with them to coat the pellicle. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947] Reference
Hickories which have nuts with a bitter pellicle, all belong to the open-bud group. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report Of The Proceedings At The Tenth Annual Meeting. Battle Creek, Michigan, December 9 and 10, 1919] Reference
If the pellicle that forms becomes immersed in the liquid, the wine will cease to sour. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884] Reference
It is only superficial, growing on the pellicle of the kernel, not on the kernel itself. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952] Reference
Does not the principle of vitality lie back of the pellicle, as well as the fungus-germ?. From Wordnik.com. [Life: Its True Genesis] Reference
We classify as sweets any of those that have a pellicle that is sweet enough to be eaten. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948] Reference
MCKAY: One comment is that the pellicle of a black walnut or a pecan, is very hygroscopic. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952] Reference
The young foliage is purplish red, and the cambium and the pellicle of the kernels are purple. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924] Reference
Broadview is vigorous, precocious, prolific, large with a pellicle too bitter for human consumption. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943] Reference
The nut may have good cleaning quality, meaning that the kernel and its pellicle are easily separated. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946] Reference
Prepare gelatine and agar plates in the usual way from such of these tubes as show pellicle formation. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
It is, in reality, a thin pellicle of semi-transparent horn secreted by the cells of the perioplic ring. From Wordnik.com. [Diseases of the Horse's Foot] Reference
Her iron-clads have piled pellicle on pellicle of iron till two feet thick has become their normal shell. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876] Reference
Nuts are about average size for the species, of typical sweet flavor, and separate readily from the pellicle. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943] Reference
Without the least appearance of particles, its dry surface is covered with a pellicle of a metallic appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists] Reference
Coffee which still retains that pellicle is called in trade "grey coffee," and is lower priced than good clean sorts. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
Having been thoroughly washed, I dissolve the pellicle in water by immersing the beaker containing it in the water bath. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883] Reference
This dry, strip off, immerse the pellicle in water to soften the gelatine and transfer on the material collodion side up. From Wordnik.com. [Photographic Reproduction Processes] Reference
The pellicle in which the small bulbs are enclosed is rose-colored; and this is its principal distinguishing characteristic. From Wordnik.com. [The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use.] Reference
In such case, the lobes of the cotyledons may not attain the full length of the seed coat, or pellicle, which surrounds them. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948] Reference
In another group of hickories with temptingly thin shells and plump kernels, we have a bitter or astringent pellicle of the kernel. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Second Annual Meeting Ithaca, New York, December 14 and 15, 1911] Reference
The grand old Mosibe, a tree yielding a bean with a thin red pellicle, said to be very fattening, had probably seen two hundred summers. From Wordnik.com. [A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries] Reference
Inoculate fresh tubes of peptone water from such of the tubes as exhibit pellicle formation -- from the pellicle itself -- and incubate at. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
I wish the darned thing had a pellicle mirror in it. From Wordnik.com. [News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)] Reference
CPP attaches to the pellicle and limits bacterial adhesion. From Wordnik.com. [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference
Each camera uses a pellicle mirror to split the light in two directions when pictures are captured. From Wordnik.com. [Gadget Venue] Reference
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