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

• mast cells
• mastectomies
• mastectomy
• masted
• master
• master aircrew
• master aircrews
• master-at-arms
• masterate
• masterates
• master-builder
• master-builders
• master-card
• master-cards
• MasterCard®
• master-class
• master-classes
• master-clock
• master-clocks
• masterdom
• masterdoms
• mastered
• masterful
• masterfully
• masterfulness