epitrichium

[ep-i-trik-ee-uhm]

ep·i·trich·i·um

[ep-i-trik-ee-uhm]
noun, plural ep·i·trich·i·ums. Embryology.
the outermost layer of the epidermis in most mammalian fetuses, usually disappearing before birth.
Also called periderm.


Origin:
1880–85; < Neo-Latin epi- + -trichium < Greek tríchion, diminutive of thríx hair (see trichion); so called because hair develops under it in human embryos

ep·i·trich·i·al, adjective
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Epitrichium has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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epitrichium ep·i·trich·i·um (ěp'ĭ-trĭk'ē-əm)
n.
See periderm.

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