cuticle /kūˈti-kl/

1. The outermost or thin skin
2. The dead skin at the edge of finger- and toenails
3. The waxy or corky layer on the epidermis of plants (botany)
4. The protective outer layer of many invertebrates, eg insects (zoology)

cūticˈūlar adjective

• Precambrian
• pre-cancel
• pre-cancelled
• pre-cancelling
• pre-cancels
• precancerous
• precarious
• precariously
• precariousness
• precariousnesses
• precast
• precative
• precatory
• precaution
• precautional
• precautionary
• precautioned
• precautioning
• precautions
• precautious
• precava
• precavae
• precede
• preceded
• precedence