Epidermic

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Belonging or relating to or resembling the epidermis; covering the skin; epidermal.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Epidermal; connected with the skin or the bark.
  • adjective. the application of medicine to the skin by friction.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. of or pertaining to the epidermis or to the skin or bark
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  • adjective. of or relating to a cuticle or cuticula
  • Word Usage
    "In any case, if we find ourselves landless in the crowded city of tomorrow, perhaps amidst the future ultramegametropolis of New Tokyo-Beijing-Shanghai-Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Manila, we can cultivate our own epidermic Eden."
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