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epidermal

/ˌɛpɪˈdɝməl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the epidermis.

Similar

cuticular epidermic dermal

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Meanings

adjectiveepidermal (not comparable)

alternative dated epidermical

not comparableOf or pertaining to the epidermis.
The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 4-5

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to a cuticle or cuticula

Similar

cuticular epidermic dermal

Also see

cutaneo-cutaneous cuticular dermal dermato-epidermatous epidermic epidermous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms. By surface analysis, epidermis + -al = epi- + derm- + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with epidermal

thermal geothermal dermal dermoepidermal

Anagrams

premedial impleader peramelid

Cite this entry

APA

epidermal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epidermal

MLA

“epidermal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epidermal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epidermal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epidermal.

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