Definition of lamina

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Lamina (n.) The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower..

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Laminating :: Laminating (a.) Forming, or separating into, scales or thin layers..
Laminae :: Laminae (pl. ) of Lamin.
Desquamatory :: Desquamatory (n.) An instrument formerly used in removing the laminae of exfoliated bones.
Foliaceous :: Foliaceous (a.) Consisting of leaves or thin laminae; having the form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar..
Mannite :: Mannite (n.) A sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the Laminaria saccharina, or devil's apron..
Quillaia Bark :: Quillaia bark () The bark of a rosaceous tree (Quillaja Saponaria), native of Chili. The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with alkaline substances, and is used commonly by the Chilians instead of soap. Also called soap bark..
Exfoliate :: Exfoliate (v. t.) To remove scales, laminae, or splinters from the surface of..
Till :: Till (n.) A deposit of clay, sand, and gravel, without lamination, formed in a glacier valley by means of the waters derived from the melting glaciers; -- sometimes applied to alluvium of an upper river terrace, when not laminated, and appearing as if formed in the same manner..
Laminate :: Laminate (v. t.) To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide into thin plates.
Micaceous :: Micaceous (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, mica; splitting into laminae or leaves like mica..
Lamina :: Lamina (n.) A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather..
Laminarite :: Laminarite (n.) A broad-leafed fossil alga.
Claustrum :: Claustrum (n.) A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man.
Itacolumite :: Itacolumite (n.) A laminated, granular, siliceous rocks, often occurring in regions where the diamond is found..
Epiblast :: Epiblast (n.) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. See Blastoderm, Delamination..
Interlaminated :: Interlaminated (a.) Placed between, or containing, laminae or plates..
Sternebrae :: Sternbergite (n.) A sulphide of silver and iron, occurring in soft flexible laminae varying in color from brown to black..
Sea Girdles :: Sea girdles () A kind of kelp (Laminaria digitata) with palmately cleft fronds; -- called also sea wand, seaware, and tangle..
Sufflaminate :: Sufflaminate (v. t.) To retard the motion of, as a carriage, by preventing one or more of its wheels from revolving, either by means of a chain or otherwise..
Perthite :: Perthite (n.) A kind of feldspar consisting of a laminated intertexture of albite and orthoclase, usually of different colors..
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