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Catechise :: Catechise (v. t.) To instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, and offering explanations and corrections, -- esp. in regard to points of religious faith..

White-heart :: White-heart (n.) A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin.

Melanin :: Melanin (n.) A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin..

Hidebound :: Hidebound (a.) Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an animal.

Dartos :: Dartos (n.) A thin layer of peculiar contractile tissue directly beneath the skin of the scrotum.

Nectarine :: Nectarine (n.) A smooth-skinned variety of peach.

Scincoid :: Scincoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the family Scincidae, or skinks..

Tail :: Tail (n.) A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; -- called also tailing..

Tegument :: Tegument (n.) Especially, the covering of a living body, or of some part or organ of such a body; skin; hide..

Lichen :: Lichen (n.) A name given to several varieties of skin disease, esp. to one characterized by the eruption of small, conical or flat, reddish pimples, which, if unchecked, tend to spread and produce great and even fatal exhaustion..

Sloughing :: Sloughing (n.) The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and crustaceans; ecdysis..

Transpiration :: Transpiration (n.) The act or process of transpiring or excreting in the form of vapor; exhalation, as through the skin or other membranes of the body; as, pulmonary transpiration, or the excretion of aqueous vapor from the lungs. Perspiration is a form of transpiration..

Prurigo :: Prurigo (n.) A papular disease of the skin, of which intense itching is the chief symptom, the eruption scarcely differing from the healthy cuticle in color..

Muskiness :: Muskiness (n.) The quality or state of being musky; the scent of musk.

Parachute :: Parachute (n.) A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister..

Mesophyllum :: Mesophyllum (n.) The parenchyma of a leaf between the skin of the two surfaces.

Botch :: Botch (n.) A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection; a boil; an eruptive disease.

Perspire :: Perspire (v. i.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat..

Poake :: Poake (n.) Waste matter from the preparation of skins, consisting of hair, lime, oil, etc..

Sarcocarp :: Sarcocarp (n.) The fleshy part of a stone fruit, situated between the skin, or epicarp, and the stone, or endocarp, as in a peach. See Illust. of Endocarp..

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