epidermis

epidermis is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See Dermis. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin; cuticle; scarfskin. See Dermis.
2. transitive verb. The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both surfaces of leaves, and also the surface of stems, when they are first formed. As stems grow old this layer is lost, and never replaced.
3. noun. the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates

   Synonyms: cuticle

Synonyms

cuticle

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in epidermis:

dispireme

Common word forms

epidermises

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