carapace /karˈə-pās/

1. The thick hard shell, made of bone or chitin, of the crab, tortoise, turtle, etc
2. A layer of heat-resistant tiles on a spacecraft
3. An inpenetrable outer shell, eg a reserved manner used as a protection against outside influences

carapāˈcial /-shl/ adjective

• contactual
• contadina
• contadinas
• contadine
• contadini
• contadino
• contagia
• contagion
• contagionist
• contagionists
• contagions
• contagious
• contagious abortion
• contagious aphthae
• contagiously
• contagiousness
• contagiousnesses
• contagium
• contain
• containable
• cutties
• cuttiest
• cutting
• cutting edge
• cutting-edge