thickening
inspissation | the act of thickening |
| layer | thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells |
| germ layer | (embryology) any of the layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation |
| layer | a hen that lays eggs |
layer
bed | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance, slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach |
stratum corneum
corneum
horny layer | the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off |
stratum germinativum
stratum basale
malpighian layer
rete Malpighii | the innermost layer of the epidermis |
bulbar conjunctiva
conjunctival layer of bulb
tunica conjunctiva bulbi | the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea |
palpebra conjunctiva
conjunctival layer of eyelids
tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum | the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids, continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva |
membrane
tissue layer | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
level
layer
stratum | an abstract place usually conceived as having depth, a good actor communicates on several levels, a simile has at least two layers of meaning, the mind functions on many strata simultaneously |
| layer cake | cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting |
D-layer
D region | the lowest region of the ionosphere ( tomiles up) that reflects low-frequency radio waves |
Appleton layer
F layer
F region | the highest region of the ionosphere (fromto miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for longange radio transmission |
Heaviside layer
Kennelly-Heaviside layer
E layer
E region | a region of the ionosphere (fromtomiles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length |
| layer | a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another |
ozone layer
ozonosphere | a layer in the stratosphere (at approximatelymiles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun |
| boundary layer | the layer of slower flow of a fluid past a surface |
node knob
thickening | any thickened enlargement |
thickening
thickener | any material used to thicken, starch is used in cooking as a thickening |
| layer | make or form a layer, layer the different colored sands |
deepening(a)
thickening(a) | accumulating and becoming more intense, the deepening gloom, felt a deepening love, the thickening dusk |
| thickening | becoming more intricate or complex, a thickening plot |