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

• margarins
• margarita
• margaritas
• margarite
• margarites
• margaritic
• margaritic acid
• margaritiferous
• margay
• margays
• marge
• margent
• margented
• margenting
• margents
• marges
• margherita
• margheritas
• margin
• marginal
• marginal constituencies
• marginal constituency
• marginal cost
• marginal costs
• marginal firm