pellicle /pelˈi-kl/

1. A thin skin or film
2. A film or scum on liquid
3. A protein covering that preserves the shape of single-cell organisms (biology)

pellicˈūlar adjective

• speculatrices
• speculatrix
• speculatrixes
• speculum
• speculum metal
• speculum metals
• sped
• speech
• speech act
• speech acts
• speech communities
• speech community
• speechcraft
• speechcrafts
• speech-crier
• speech-criers
• speech day
• speech days
• speeched
• speeches
• speechful
• speechfulness
• speechfulnesses
• speechification
• speechified