epidermal
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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This hypothesis provides new leads to decipher the mechanisms of epidermal renewal.
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024
Among other things, the epidermal bladder cells of quinoa contain oxalic acid, a compound also found in rhubarb, which acts as a deadly poison on pests.
From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2023
When the gene is mutated, it overproduces the corresponding human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 protein to trigger unhinged cell division.
From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2023
All animals are made of four types of tissue: epidermal, muscle, nerve, and connective tissues.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
“Since you’re an epidemiologist,” I said, “did you know that seventy percent of household dust is actually composed of human epidermal matter?”
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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