pellicle

pellicle definitions

• A skin or coating of proteins on the surface of meat to be smoked, improving the surface adhesion. 

• The growth on the surface of a liquid culture. 

• The skin of a mushroom cap. 

• A thin plastic membrane used as a beam splitter or protective cover. 

• A thin skin or film. 

• The outermost layer of a mushroom, often used only for a surface that is viscid and easily peels off. 

• Cuticle, the hard protective outer layer of certain life forms. 

• The photosensitive emulsion of photographic film.