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EPIDERMIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
Synonyms:
cuticular; dermal; epidermal; epidermic
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cuticle (the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)
Derivation:
epidermis (the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)